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Coinciding with the HALI Tour in Morocco, an exhibition of first-class Moroccan urban embroideries and rural ceremonial textiles was held at Galérie Rê in Marrakesh from 12 May to 24 June 2017.

On Thursday 23 February, Lyon and Turnbull in Edinburgh are offering an interesting and often amusing selection of ‘Textiles as Art’ from the Paul Reeves Collection. Estimates range from the low hundreds of pounds to more than £20,000. Reeves, who began collecting British…
Daniel Shaffer · 4 min
A selection of works from the 15th edition of one of the world’s most important tribal art fairs, Parcours des Mondes in Saint-Germain-Des-Prés, Paris, 6-11 September.
Rachel Meek · 1 min
Tribal Art London, at the prestigious Mall Galleries from 1-4 September 2016, is the UK’s only fair devoted exclusively to authentic works of world art of all periods, from the ancient to the contemporary.

From 3 September at Villa Romana, Florence will be an exhibition of some 25 North African textiles from the private collections of Renate Anna Menzel and Paul Vandenbroeck.

The LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair, which takes place from 13–18 September 2016 in Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London, is now in its eighth year.