Meeting

Winterthur Museum Winterthur was once the family home of Henry Francis du Pont. An important collector of American antiques, du Pont also amassed an important collection of rugs and was an honorary member of the Hajji Baba Club. Important scholars, such as May Beattie, Jon Thompson, and Walter Denny have visited and studied the collection.  This visit will […]

Ukrainian Museum New York, NY This beautiful exhibition covers textiles of all kinds–clothing, household, and carpets–from both the Rumanian and Ukrainian sides of the Carpathian mountains. Drawn largely from the collection of Florica Zaharia, the exhibit highlights wools, weaving techniques, and similarities and differences from village to village and area to area. The exhibition is

The Coffee House Club Bruce P. Baganz is president, board of trustees of The Textile Museum in Washington, DC. He is also the the co-chair of the board of the George Washington University Museum, chairman of the Near Eastern Art Research Center, and a member of the board of the National Trust for the Humanities.

Winter Antiques Show 67th Regiment Armory Park Avenue and 67th Street As in past years, Peter Pap, our fellow Hajji and important exhibitor at the Winter Antiques Show will be occupying his usual corner booth. We are really thrilled that Peter has once again invited us for his informative and visually stimulating booth talk. This early Khotan Rug

The Coffee House Club Independent scholar John Vollmer will discuss his new publication, Re-envisioning Japan: Meiji Fine Art Textiles, a comprehensive examination of the exquisite large-scale designs and innovative artistry of fine art textiles (bijutsu senshoku) that generated a flurry of excitement in the West and Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1912). These luxurious textiles