News: April 2019

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   ‘Asian Textiles: Art and Trade Along the Silk Road’, Dallas Museum of Art

   April 30, 2019

   Drawn from Dallas Museum of Art’s collection and currently on show, ‘Asian Textiles: Art and Trade Along the Silk Road’ has been extended until 18 August 2019.

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   JAPON & JOUY / Dialogues between Sarasa and Indiennes

   April 17, 2019

   ‘JAPON & JOUY / Dialogues between Sarasa and Indiennes’ at the Musée de la Toile de Jouy—an exhibition of Japanese textiles belonging to the private collection of Ana Berger—has been extended until 19 May 2019.

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   The Seventh R.L. Shep Triennial Symposium on Textiles and Dress

   April 15, 2019

   A one-day symposium exploring Central Asian ikat textiles, will be held in conjunction with the current exhibition at LACMA devoted to a generous gift from a leading local collection, that is testament to the near universal appeal of Central Asian silk ikat.

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   ‘Multaka: Connecting Threads’, at Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum

   April 11, 2019

   Members of a migrant-volunteer programme in Oxford are behind a new display of textiles at the Pitt Rivers Museum.

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   Fabricating the world | A Melbourne study series curated by Susan Scollay

   April 1, 2019

   HALI contributor, Dr Susan Scollay has curated a study series outlining the importance of textiles in the ancient world at the The Johnston Collection Museum in Melbourne.