Carpet museums

Opening of Ram Horns & Scorpion Tails. Nickle Arts Museum.

Jozan Magazine includes a lot of articles and images from carpet museums around the world. In this list we have selected what we think is the most important carpet museums when you travel around the world.

Ram Horns and Scorpion Tails: Textiles from Uzbekistan in Calgary

The double cloth

Nickle Galleries was warm and vibrant last week as we celebrated the unveiling of a new public art installation and a number of exhibition openings, including Ram Horns and Scorpion Tails: Textiles from Uzbekistan. This exhibition is the first major textile exhibition to be mounted in the new Nickle Galleries.

Unravelling the Yarns, War Rugs and Soldiers

Unravelling the Yarns, War Rugs and Soldiers

A new exhibition at The Military Museums in Calgary explores the development of war rugs in the context of Canadian soldiers’ experiences in Afghanistan. Unravelling the Yarns, War Rugs and Soldiers is on view in the Founders’ Gallery from September 11, 2010 through January 31, 2011. The exhibition features selections … -> Unravelling the Yarns, War Rugs and Soldiers