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Extended to 16 June: Moscow’s Pushkin Museum hosts Russia’s premier private collection of Islamic Art
Hurry, there’s still time to see the exhibition 'Ninety-nine Names of God: Classical Art of the Islamic World from the IX to XIX Centuries', on show for another ten days at the A.S. Pushkin State Museum of Arts, Moscow. Open until 26th May, 2013, the display shows ninety-nine…
Wannenes Genoa, Antique Carpets & Textiles, 29 May 2013
Wannenes in Genoa, Italy, has emerged over the past few years as a welcome player in the international antique carpet and textile auction market and Wannenes now hold regular specialist sales. A few of the possible highlights of their next Genoa sale, on 29 May 2013, are…
Daniel Shaffer · 1 min
'Cover Story' to open this week alongside 'Spun: Adventures in Textiles', Denver, Colorado
This week the Denver Art Museum (DAM) will be unveiling a new gallery space, Cover Story, which will exhibit over sixty artefacts from the museum's textile collection. The objects explore the ways in which textiles have been used by different cultures across centuries of time.
Lucy Upward · 2 min
LACMA acquires rare Balinese painting
The LACMA has acquired an exceptional Balinese painting depicting The Temptation of Arjuna, from the estate of renowned Indian art historian Ananda Coomaraswamy.
Freeman's Philadelphia, Oriental Rugs, 22 May
Freeman's sale in Philadelphia of Oriental Rugs, Carpets and Textiles on 22 May 2013 includes a small group of good 19th century Caucasian rugs and kilims.
