Oriental rug news
An upcoming exhibition at The Textile Museum traces the growth and interests of its founder, George Hewitt Myers, as a pioneering collector and connoisseur. Ahead of His Time: The Collecting Vision of George Hewitt Myers will be on view September 28, 2007 – February 17, 2008. Through 29 textiles from … read more
Bruce P. Baganz, President, Board of Trustees and Daniel Walker, Director of the Textile Museum in Washington DC, have just informed about a plan to open a second site in downtown Washington. “The Textile Museum has news of a major initiative to begin in early 2008. We plan to open … read more
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
