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The XXXIVth Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato di Firenze, 2026
A rare small medallion Uşak and a well-travelled ‘bird’ Selendi rug led the carpet offering in Florence, alongside Tang tomb figures and Vittorio Zecchin’s zoomorphic mosaics. HALI Chairman Michael Franses reports.
'Symbols and Colors in Caucasian and Alpine Carpets’, Mercantile Museum and Mercantile Palace, Bolzano (Bozen)
‘Symbols and Colors in Caucasian and Alpine Carpets’, Mercantile Museum and Mercantile Palace in Bolzano (Bozen), exhibition review by Ben Evans from HALI 201.
Katie Welch · 3 min
15th Sartirana Textile Show
The annual Sartirana Textile Show will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a special event in a grand historical exhibition venue in the northwest Italian city of Turin.
Katie Welch · 2 min
Chinese Rugs and Mats at David Sorgato Gallery
David Sorgato’s current gallery exhibition in Milan will focus on Chinese rugs and mats.
'Montefeltro and the Islamic East. Urbino 1430-1550'
Christie's Louise Broadhurst views spectacular carpets and textiles at an exhibition in Urbino.
