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Inside the Met's newly reopened Michael C. Rockefeller wing
Following a major four-year renovation, the newly reopened Michael C. Rockefeller Wing at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art features exceptional art from Africa, Oceania and the ancient Americas
Louis XIV’s Grande Galerie carpets at the Grand Palais
Thirty-two of Louis XIV’s Grande Galerie carpets were reunited in Paris for the first time in 350 years in a landmark exhibition at the Grand Palais. This autumn, The Met Museum will continue the story with a major exhibition exploring these extraordinary royal masterpieces
Wolf Burchard · 15 min
A Safavid masterpiece at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
One of the finest surviving Safavid carpets took centre stage in Framing Nature: Gardens and Imagination at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
HALI magazine · 1 min
LACMA's new David Geffen galleries
The buzz created by the new David Geffen Galleries at LACMA has not all been positive. However, the radical approach, with the emphasis on fluidity, shows confidence in both the curatorial team and the intelligence of visitors
The Textile Museum's centenary exhibition highlights a remarkable historic carpet
A carpet recently presented by The Textile Museum in its centenary exhibition is an illustration of the development of the museum's collection, its founder's expert eye and the journey of carpet design