Oriental rug news
Source: Press release from the Textile Museum Washington DC USA August 2006 A landmark exhibition of textiles of the Chin peoples of western Myanmar (Burma), northeastern India and eastern Bangladesh will be on view at The Textile Museum, Washington DC, from October 13, 2006 – February 25, 2007. Mantles of … read more
16th- and 17th-Century Persian Carpet Fragments to be Exhibited at The Textile Museum September 1, 2006 – January 7, 2007 Pieces of a Puzzle: Classical Persian Carpet Fragments, an exhibition featuring 16th- and 17th-century Persian carpet fragments made in the Iranian province of Khorasan, will be on view at The Textile … read more
The Textile Museum – Harpies, Mermaids, and Tulips: Embroidery of the Greek Islands and Epirus Region March 17 – September 3, 2006 Harpies, Mermaids, and Tulips: Embroidery of the Greek Islands and Epirus Region includes approximately 70 embroidered textiles created between the 17th and 19th centuries for bridal trousseaux and … read more
February 10 – July 30, 2006 – Exhibition on rarely seen textiles selected by the Director Daniel Walker. TM Announcement: Director’s Choice from the Museum’s Collections presents Director Daniel Walker’s selection of 28 rarely exhibited textiles from The Textile Museum’s permanent holdings, which number more than 17,000 objects. The resulting … read more
