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Textiles selected by The Princess of Wales for V&A East
The Princess of Wales has selected nine rare artefacts—including textiles—to be displayed at the newly opened V&A East Storehouse. The mini display, ‘ Makers and Creators’ , includes a Morris & Co furnishing screen, a Welsh-made bedcover, a Qing dynasty porcelain vase, and a…
The 2025–2026 Hajji Baba Club Research Fellowship has been awarded
The Hajji Baba Club in New York City has announced that Kristen Pearson has been awarded the 2025–2026 Hajji Baba Club Research Fellowship . Since it was established in 2018, the programme has promoted original scholarship in the field of carpet studies and provides support…
Ben Evans · 1 min
War rug in Bergamo
A war rug, bought in Kabul in 1986, from Luca Brancati's collection appears in ‘De Bello: Notes on War and Peace’, an exhibition at Gres Art 671 in Bergamo, Italy, until 12 October 2025. The identity of the weaver remains unknown, however, evidence suggests it was likely made…
Ben Evans · 1 min
MFAH Showcases Major Acquisition of Indian Textiles in New Exhibition
‘From India to the World: Textiles from the Parpia Collection’ at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston celebrates the acquisition of 187 Indian textiles from the collection of Banoo and Jeevak Parpia, one of the most comprehensive private collections of Indian textiles outside…
Carpet Masterpieces from the Museum of Islamic Arts, Doha
A show at the Hong Kong Palace Museum, dedicated to carpets from Safavid Iran, Mughal India and Ottoman Turkey, loaned from the Museum of Islamic Arts in Doha, marks the first major Islamic art exhibition in the city. Showcasing one hundred artworks spanning the 10th–19th…
