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English Textile Design of the Late 19th Century at the MAK, Vienna
'A Shot of Rhythm and Colour: English Textile Design of the Late 19th Century', at the Museum für angewandte Kunst (MAK), Vienna Until 13 October 2013, offers a representative survey of the MAK's major collection of European Arts & Crafts textiles
Chinese gallery reopens in Zurich
The China department of Museum Rietberg, Zurich has reopened after a six-month rebuilding programme.
Lucy Upward · 1 min
Suzani Stars at Skinner's
Top lot in Skinner's Boston sale of Oriental Rugs and Carpets on 11 May was lot 118, this high class Shahrisyabz embroidery, with the classic four and one design in both field and border, which fetched $50,000 against a paltry estimate of just $2,000-3.000. While not a world…
Daniel Shaffer · 1 min
Morris & Co. Embroidery at Christie's in London
On May Day 2013, in Christie’s London sale of 20th Century Decorative Art and Design, two English Arts & Crafts Movement embroideries closely associated with William Morris and his daughter May Morris were sold for significant prices.
HALI Contributing Editor Tom Murray joins Obama’s Cultural Property Advisory Committee
President Barack Obama has revealed the appointment of HALI’s peripatetic Contributing Editor Thomas Murray to the US Government’s Cultural Property Advisory Committee.
