Special Field Trip 9:00am to 6:00pm (times are approximate) Join us on a field trip to Hudson, New York The Club will have a private tour of Olana The home of painter Frederic Edwin Church The home of renowned artist Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900) on a hill overlooking the Hudson River, this impressive house in […]
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The Coffee House Club Michael Franses is an independent scholar, the author and publisher of numerous books and articles related to the textile arts as well as co-founder of several textile-related organizations. In 1975, Franses co-founded the International Conference on Oriental Carpets, jointly organizing the first conference in London in 1976. That year he co-founded
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Join us at the Orley Shabahang Gallery to learn about the ancient craft of Persian carpet making. Co-founder Bahram Shabahang will discuss the process, from the sheep to the loom and everything in between. Examples of Persian rugs both new and old will be presented for a touch and feel experience. Bahram Shabahang traces his
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Note: This picnic was cancelled. Our Annual Summer Picnic is coming! This year two of our members have graciously volunteered to host the Hajji Baba Club at their home in Montville NJ. The picnic will be begin at noon and lunch will be served around 12:30PM After lunch there will be a show-n-tell, members are
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The Coffee House Club Our Annual Meeting to vote for Candidates for the Board of Directors Please scroll down to see who the new nominees are for our Board Guests are welcome, members are invited to bring a piece or two for Show & Tell, and we encourage everyone to stay for dinner! NOMINEES FOR
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The Coffee House Club Join Dr. Clarke, Senior Curator, Arts of Global Africa at the Newark Museum, and her colleagues, Curatorial Fellow Kimberli Gant and Research Associate Roger Arnold, for a presentation on the museum’s internationally-recognized collection of African textiles and dress. The lecture will focus on interesting and rare examples from throughout the continent
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The Coffee House Club Professor Denny will be speaking about the Ballard rugs in both the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the St. Louis Art Museum. The James F. Ballard collection is being featured in an exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum, March 6 to May 8, 2016, “The Carpet and
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Newark, NJ The Newark Museum is pleased to host an exclusive exhibition tour and private textile viewing for lovers of costumes, textiles, carpets and the arts of Islam. Presented by exhibition curators Dr. Katherine Anne Paul and Kimberli Gant, the exhibition Wondrous Worlds: Art & Islam Through Time & Place, features over 120 objects including 20
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The Coffee House Club Richard Tuttle is a New York based post-minimalist artist who relies on a variety of media, including textiles in his art. Tuttle’s work is in the collection of the Whitney and the MET among other world renowned art museums. He is also a textile collector and was featured in an interview
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The Coffee House Club Layla Diba is an independent scholar and art advisor and expert on the Qajar period in Iran. During her extensive career she has held numerous positions in the art world, including Curator of Islamic Art at the Brooklyn Museum and adjunct professor at the Bard Graduate Center. One of her most recent
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