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A weekly round-up of what is happening in the world of carpets and textiles through the lens of hali.com
Silk, Wool and Motion: An Uzbek Suzani in Doha
This week's Editor's Choice is a well-known ‘Lakai’ suzani from the former Vok collection, which features in 'Uzbekistan: Heritage in Motion', on show at the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha.
Ben Evans · 4 min
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A weekly round-up of what is happening in the world of carpets and textiles through the lens of hali.com
HALI magazine · 2 min
The global luxury of the Kashmir Shawl
A Museum of Fine Arts Houston exhibition, ‘From Persia to Paisley: Global Luxury of the Kashmir Shawl’, reveals how Kashmir shawls have influenced global fashion, stimulated industrial innovation and shaped the tastes of collectors from the 16th–19th centuries.
What a Paris exhibition reveals about animal imagery in the Al Thani Collection
A Paris exhibition, ‘Animalia: Bestiary from the Al Thani Collection’ (1 July 2026–10 January 2027), explores depictions of the animal kingdom in one of the world's most significant private art collections
Textile structure and design in 'With Verticals' by Anni Albers
This week in Editor’s Choice, we look at Anni Albers’ With Verticals (1946), exploring her approach to line, rhythm and structure in weaving
News & Events, 21 August
A round-up of what is happening in the world of carpets and textiles through the lens of hali.com
The Croÿ Tapestry: Masterpiece of Protestant Unity and Dynastic Power
This week in Editor's Choice, we ask how the 1554 Croÿ Tapestry used textile art as political propaganda, projecting Protestant unity during the crucial Peace of Augsburg negotiations.
News and Events, 13 August
A round-up of what is happening in the world of carpets and textiles through the lens of hali.com
Dragons in the sky, dragons in silk
What do two ancient Chinese textiles have to tell us about the sky tonight on 12 August.
MFA Boston carpet in Aga Khan spotlight display
A remarkable woven masterpiece from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is on display in a new spotlight loan at the Aga Khan Museum
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