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Navajo Weaving Culture
In relation to the exhibition of Navajo rugs currently on show at Montclair Art Museum, until 2 January 2021, we revisit the unique Navajo weaving culture featured in HALI 202.
Color Riot! How Color Changed Navajo Textiles
Seventy bold artworks from 1860–1930 and the present day are currently on show at Montclair Art Museum in New Jersey until 2 January 2021. 'Color Riot! How Color Changed Navajo Textiles', celebrates the courage and vision to experiment.
Katie Welch · 2 min
'North Country Quilts: In Celebration of New Acquisitions' at The Bowes Museum
This ongoing exhibition showcases twenty-six new acquisitions to The Bowes Museum’s nationally important quilt collection. The exhibition which can also be accessed online is accompanied by a catalogue, and a reprint of the book which accompanied the larger 2000 exhibition…
Katie Welch · 3 min
Tibetan Weaving - The Carpet Museum at Voigtsberg Castle
The recently opened exhibition at The Carpet Museum at Voigtsberg Castle, Germany, provides an overview of 15th Century to Modern day Tibetan weaving, in a huge departure from the usual exhibitions of carpets made in the local region.
Travellers' Tales: Declarations of Independence
Cosima Stewart celebrates her love of Georgia—and the textile traditions that exemplify the country’s unique culture and spirit
