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From 15 – 21 September 2014 the ICOC Tour Vienna - Budapest takes place, organised by the International Conference on Carpets (ICOC) in conjunction with the Austrian Society for Textile-Art-Research-TKF.

The Frum Collection- one of the most significant groups of Oceanic art to come on the market for the last 30 years is to be sold at Sotheby’s, Paris on 16 September 2014
Rachel Meek · 2 min
The Museum de Kulturen, Basel is marking the occasion of “150 years of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Switzerland” with an exhibition of kesa, ‘The Buddhist Monk’s Robe’, 22 August - 22 March 2015.
Rachel Meek · 1 min
On August 26 2014 an official opening ceremony was held for the new building to house the Azerbaijan State Museum of Carpets in Baku. The construction at the Seaside National Park has been six years in the making, with the foundation being laid in May 2008. The five storey…

Tribal Art London launches at The Mall Galleries, London 10-13 September 2014

The Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Textiles of Timor, Island in the Woven Sea opens 7 September 2014 until 4 January 2015 is one of three textile exhibitions to mark the occasion.