Prayer rug exhibition at the Textile Museum
The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum will host a prayer rug exhibition ‘Prayer and Transcendence’ 18 February – 1 July 2023 in Washington DC… read more
Suzan Bayraktaroglu
Istanbul Carpet Week
This years Istanbul Carpet Week will take place Thursday 25 October to Sunday 28 October 2018. The event includes Istanbul Rug Show, Istanbul International Carpet Conference, The 12th National Carpet Design Contest and also a reception and exhibition of Anatolian kilims from Vakiflar Kilim Museum at the newly restored Istanbul Carpet Museum… read more
Lectures International Conference on Oriental Carpets
Alberto Boralevi, Chair of ICOC Academic Committee, has just released the lecture program for the coming International Conference on Oriental Carpets in Washington DC 6-9 August 2015. “As far as the lecture program is concerned the Academic Committee decided that this Conference will have a different format from the previous … read more
Romania’s Unique Heritage of Old Anatolian carpets
The opening of a photo exhibition of Anatolian carpets and a mini-symposium took place 14 March 2013 in Ankara. This event entitled ‘Romanian-Turkish Culturel Confluences: Romania’s Heritage of Old Anatolian Rugs’ was organised by the Romanian Embassy, the Romanian Cultural Institute and the Turkish Yunku Emre Institute… read more