LIINKS

MUSEUMS: UNITED STATES

TEXTILE MUSEUM 2320 S STREET, NW Washington,DC 20008 (202) 667-0441

www.TextileMuseum.org .
Washington ,D.C. Primary Western Hemisphere museum for carpets and textiles. Site provides selected exhibitions, a learning center, events schedules, detailed Calendar..
Current Exhibits: COLORS OF THE OASIS: Central Asian Ikats; through March 13,2011. Dazzling garments, bold designs in dazzling colors, most from a collection shown for the first time. Also SECOND LIVES: THE AGE-OLD ART OF RECYCLING TEXTILES; how people in many cultures repurpose worn but precious fabrics into beautiful new forms. until July 10, 2011.

CONFERENCES AND ASSOCIATIONS

www.ICOC-orientalrugs.org Meets every three years in an internaiontal city.THE 12th International Conference on Oriental Carpets will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, June 16-19, 2011. Important events are the International Dealers' Fair, a special exhibition of rare Turkmen carpets and trappings, private collections, the world famous "Marby' rug and a full calendar of academic lectures.. A pre-conference tour to Copenhagen,Denmark and a post-conference tour to St. Petersburg, Russia will be art-filled as well as rich in carpet and textile offerings.

 

www.textilesociety.orgTEXTILE SOCIETY OF AMERICA held its 12th Biennial Symposium at the University of Nebraska Fwin Lincoln, Nebraska in October, 2010. "Textiles and Settlement From Plains Space to Cyber Space". Information about Student and Professional Scholarships can be found at http://www.textilesociety.org/awards scholarship.htm

www.acor-rugs.org (American Conference on Oriental Rugs) Had been scheduling meetings every two years in an American city. Most recent (ACOR 8) conference was held in Boston, Mass April 20-25, 2006. Among rug societies participating were Textile Museum Assoc, Southern California, New England Rug Society, Hajji Baba Club (www.hajjibaba.org) . The 9th conference to meet in St. Louis was postponed to a future year..

www.textilesociety.org (Textile Society of America ) holds biennial symposia. 12TH BIENNIAL SYMPOSIUM. October 6 - 9, 2010. University of Nebraska, Lincoln. "Textiles and Settlement From Plains Space to Cyber Space".

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PUBLICATIONS & BOOKS represented on line

www.HALI.com . Six issues a year international,research-focused magazine; fine color, auction analysis, book reviews, dealer advertising.In its 2 2 year. HALI also presents an annual HALI Fair in London each June.

www.GHEREH.org . - An international carpet and textile review published in Italy .

www.RugReview.com. - Putting the contents of the Oriental Rug Review (in print from 1981-1996) on the web is the formidable task being accomplished by its publisher Ro O'Callaghan.

www.Tribalarts.com - Quarterly magazine covers tribal arts from far flung cultures. A discussion board, book reviews, exhibitions.

www.RugBooks.com - Dennis and Wes;ey Marquand Oriental Rug Books. On-line comprehensive catalogues of rug and textile books.

www.Abebooks.com - Shows listings of books from many booksellers. Lists Flat-woven Rugs of the World - Kilim, Soumak, and Brocading by Valerie Sharaf Justin (1980 Van Nostrand Reinhold).

SITES PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ARTISANS AND WEAVERS

www.vanishingcultures.com - Foundation supporting the indigenous people of Peru in the spirit of Quechua "ayni" (reciprocity). Among its projects the rebuilding llama and alpaca wool production and quality.

GALLERIES

www.gailmartingallery.com - Ancient, antique and ethnographic textiles and Contemporary Fiber Art. Based in NYC. Curatorial, conservation and display services.

www.cloudband.com - Lively site with dealer Arcade and Gallery, Exhibitions, Newsletter.

INFORMATION AND MEETING PLACES - SHOWS

www.Jozan.net- and JOZAN MAGAZINE based in Copenhagen, has become a major presence on the "rug" net From its start as a rug-photo guide (still growing) it provides an Oriental rug sales gallery, Oriental rug and textiles articles and news, auction announcements and an auction price data base.Its directory includes museums, magazines, rug clubs and dealers..

Magazine section and guides on Oriental rugs
The magazine sections include oriental rug news & articles and a rug calendar with information on exhibitions, fairs and coming antique carpet and textile auctions. 

The educational photo-gallery - a virtual rug and textile museum - shows photos of more than 1400 Persian rugs, Turkish carpets, Caucasian, Turkmen, Chinese, Indian and Pakistani carpets. This section also includes Oriental rug guides and videos , maps and a Rug Lexicon.

 

www.spongobongo.com - Rug Notes by Barry O'Connell. An extensive archive of one serious researcher's information and thoughts on Oriental Rugs and diverse subjects. Encourages interaction.

www.Turkotek.com - A non-commercial site devoted to collectible weavings; This clearing house of ideas provides an extensive archive and a forum of chat for Ruggies