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The Seventh R.L. Shep Triennial Symposium on Textiles and Dress
A one-day symposium exploring Central Asian ikat textiles, will be held in conjunction with the current exhibition at LACMA devoted to a generous gift from a leading local collection, that is testament to the near universal appeal of Central Asian silk ikat.
'Multaka: Connecting Threads', at Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum
Members of a migrant-volunteer programme in Oxford are behind a new display of textiles at the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Katie Welch · 3 min
Fabricating the world | A Melbourne study series curated by Susan Scollay
HALI contributor, Dr Susan Scollay has curated a study series outlining the importance of textiles in the ancient world at the The Johnston Collection Museum in Melbourne.
Katie Welch · 5 min
Traded Treasures: Indian Textiles for Global Markets
Currently on show at The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, 'Traded Treasure: Indian Textiles for Global Markets', spans five hundred years of the history of India’s thriving commerce to Southeast Asia, Europe, and Japan, an exhibition that reveals why…
A living collection at HALI London
Visiting Anglo-Canadian collector Bob Bell at his home in the Cotswolds, Aaron Nejad finds a passionate, experienced and well-informed man who lives surrounded by an eclectic array of rugs, and who, despite the demands of a busy professional career, always finds time to enjoy…
