Textile Museum exhibits rugs from Timbuktu to Tibet
31 Oct '08
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Enjoy topics ranging from Middle Eastern cuisine and culture to contemporary art quilts, inspired by The Textile Museum's exhibitions Timbuktu to Tibet: Rugs and Textiles of the Hajji Babas (October 18, 2008 - March 8, 2009) and Constructed Color: Amish Quilts (April 4 - September 6, 2009). A light boxed dinner is available for pre-purchase (excepting the November 6 program). The dinners are available at 6:30 pm and the lectures begin at 7:00 pm.
This series is funded by Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld.
Daily Splendors: An Exploration of the Culinary and Decorative Arts from Africa to Central Asia Thursday, November 6 • 6:30 pm Amy Riolo, Culinary Historian
Great Rugs of the Hajji Babas Wednesday, December 3 • 6:30 pm Daniel Walker, Textile Museum Director
Tapestry of Music: Classical Indian Ragas Thursday, January 8 • 6:30 pm Subha Sankaran, surbahar and Brian Q. Silver, sitar
Interwoven: Business, Artisanal Design and Social Responsibility Thursday, March 5 • 6:30 pm Stephanie Odegard, Founder and President, Odegard, Inc.
That's a Quilt?! Tracing the Lineage of Contemporary Quilt Art Thursday, April 16 • 6:30 pm Kate Lenkowsky, Author
Reinventing Quilts in a Digital Age Thursday, May 7 • 6:30 pm Michael James, Chair, Textiles Clothing and Design Department, University of Nebraska
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