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Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.
Alexander Calder Tapestries
The Musée d’Art modern et d’Art Contemporain de Nice (MAMAC), France is showing fifty works by Alexander Calder to 7 September 2014, the Jane Kahan Gallery, New York has original Calder tapestries for sale.
Cairo under Wraps: Early Islamic Textiles in Toronto
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents Cairo under Wraps: Early Islamic Textiles, on view until 25 January 2015, features nearly 80 rare fabrics.
Lucy Upward · 2 min
The Eye of the Needle
English embroideries from the Feller collection go on public display for the first time from 1 August to 12 October 2014 at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Rachel Meek · 3 min
Ming: 50 years that changed China
From 18 September - 5 January 2015, the British Museum will present Ming: 50 years that changed China in the new Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery
HALI UK Tour 2014 highlights
The first HALI UK Tour concluded last month. We spent 10 days gaining a privileged, in depth look at the best carpets and textiles in Britain in the good company of just under 20 HALI subscribers.
