HALI In-Depth: July 2025

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   A Centennial Celebration: The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

   July 24, 2025

   It has been quite the year for the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum in Washington, D.C, as it celebrates its centennial with a rich anniversary program, which we feature in HALI 224. ‘The star events of The Textile Museum’s centennial celebration are two major exhibitions featuring masterworks from the collection: ‘Intrinsic Beauty:… Read more »

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   HALI 224 is Out Now

   July 9, 2025

   This new issue recognises the significance of clothing as a vehicle for expressing identity and affiliation, displaying wealth, status and political views. We look beyond the lustre and surface of the cloth to explore these layers. There are the national and religious subtexts running through Safavid figurative textiles; the influence of Sikh rule on 19th-century… Read more »