Imperial Threads: Motifs and artisans from Turkey, Iran and India will run at the Museum Of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar till 4 November 2017.
This exhibition will focus on the exchange of artistic and material cultures between the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires. Highlighting MIA's masterpiece carpets, among other artworks from Turkey, Iran and India, these objects will be contextualised within the historical circumstances of politics and artistic production of their time, primarily from the 16th to the 18th centuries.
Interested?
Watch the introductory video on Imperial Threads
Attend events inspired by Imperial Threads:
School workshops
Every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday to 9 November 2017, 8:30am to 10:30am (1.5 hours)
School workshops based on the themes of the exhibition are available throughout the exhibition for group plus of up to 25 students. To book, please contact +974 4422 4268 or email educationmia at qm.org.qa
Introduction to Carpet Weaving
19 to 23 March, 4pm to 8pm
A practical course to learn the principles of traditional carpet design as well as essential weaving techniques with Shorsh Saleh, lecturer at the Princes School of Traditional Arts in the UK.
This exhibition will focus on the exchange of artistic and material cultures between the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires. Highlighting MIA's masterpiece carpets, among other artworks from Turkey, Iran and India, these objects will be contextualised within the historical circumstances of politics and artistic production of their time, primarily from the 16th to the 18th centuries.
Interested?
Watch the introductory video on Imperial Threads
Attend events inspired by Imperial Threads:
School workshops
Every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday to 9 November 2017, 8:30am to 10:30am (1.5 hours)
School workshops based on the themes of the exhibition are available throughout the exhibition for group plus of up to 25 students. To book, please contact +974 4422 4268 or email educationmia at qm.org.qa
Introduction to Carpet Weaving
19 to 23 March, 4pm to 8pm
A practical course to learn the principles of traditional carpet design as well as essential weaving techniques with Shorsh Saleh, lecturer at the Princes School of Traditional Arts in the UK.
posted from Bloggeroid