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Empowering Refugees Through Carpet Weaving
The Anka Cooperative, a social enterprise in association with US rug producer Woven Legends, is turning to Kickstarter to improve the lives of even more refugee women.
Success for the Vok Collection at Rippon Boswell
The well-attended auction of the third and final tranche of the Ignazio Vok Collection at Rippon Boswell in Wiesbaden on Saturday 25th March 2017 was, like its predecessors, a great success.
Daniel Shaffer · 2 minChintz in Friesland
For people that know, the exhibition of chintz 'Sits, katoen in bloei' (until 10 September 2017) at the Museum of Friesland in the Netherlands is a much-anticipated event.
Ben Evans · 1 min
Classical Carpets and Renaissance Paintings in Venice
A major exhibition, ‘Sérénissime Trame: Carpets from the Zaleski Collection and Renaissance Paintings’, opens on Thursday 23 March 2017 at the Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca’ d’Oro in Venice.
Carpets and Islamic Art at the MIA, Doha
'Imperial Threads: Motifs and Artisans from Turkey, Iran and India’, the current exhibition at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar (15 March–4 November 2017), brings a new perspective to the MIA’s remarkable permanent collection.
