Meeting

The Coffee House Club Sheridan Collins will discuss how Textile Museum founder George Hewitt Myers built his world-class collection over six decades, highlighting Myers’s collecting approach and specific acquisitions. Sheridan Collins celebrates 40 years as a docent at The Textile Museum this year. A former print, radio and TV reporter, she wrote the first public

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

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

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

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

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

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

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