Issue 225 · Autumn 2025
New exhibitions of textiles
HALI 225 celebrates prestigious institutions paying increased attention to the importance of rugs and textiles. At The Met, textiles play a key role in shaping the complex overlapping narratives told in the redesigned Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, featuring art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas.
Highlights from this issue
A selection of 5
- MuseumChris Hall's Chinese textiles at the Hong Kong Palace Museum
- MuseumKarun Thakar collection chintz on show in Tokyo
- MuseumTwenty-four rare Islamic textiles at the Saint Louis Art Museum
- featureThe reopening of The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing at The Met
- FeatureSought-after Mughal Empire textiles from the Abegg-Stiftung collection