Exhibition of antique Anatolian Kilims Murad Megalli Collection in the Textile Museum Washington D.C.
Textile Museum Washington
A Nomad’s Art: Kilims of Anatolia
Through December 23, 2018
Woven by women to adorn tents and camel caravans, kilims are enduring records of life in Turkey’s nomadic communities, as well as stunning examples of abstract art. This exhibition marks the public debut of treasures from the museum’s Murad Megalli collection of Anatolian kilims dating from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.