The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor New York, NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm Carpets and textiles from the Near East are commonly thought of and referred to as “Islamic Art.” However, beginning with a discussion of the term “Islamic Art” itself, Wendel Swan encourages a look at oriental rugs […]
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The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor New York, NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm In the spring of 1933, the aristocratic Sociedad Española de Amigos del Arte mounted its annual exhibition in Madrid on the still little studied subject of Spanish carpets. The corresponding catalogue represents the first major publication
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The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor New York, NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm Thomas J. Farnham has devoted the past several years to examining the roles of carpet collectors, dealers, and scholars, after a career spent studying, teaching, and writing about American foreign policy. He is currently working with
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Jason and Padi Nazmiyal have graciously volunteered to host the Hajji Baba Club Annual Picnic at their home in Montville NJ (about 30 miles west of Manhattan on I-80.) The picnic will begin at noon, lunch will be served around 12:30pm. Show and tell will begin at 1:45pm. BRING YOUR SWIMSUIT!!! Cost will be $50
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The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor NY NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm At our annual meeting, the final gathering of the season, Tom Cole will be speaking about the significance recurring design themes in textile art ranging from Anatolia through Asia to the Far East (China & Tibet). The
General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen Building Stadium Room, 4th Floor 20 West 44th St NY NY 10036 (between 5th & 6th Ave.) NOTE: This is the same building that houses the Coffee House Club, but we will be in a different room for this meeting. Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm Dinner will be at
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GAIL MARTIN GALLERY 310 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10025 212-864-3550 Doors open at 6:00pm Dinner will be at 8:00pm at a local restaurant. There will be a charge for dinner, TBD. Reservations for the event and/or dinner should be made in advance using the club’s members page. To illustrate the concept of “Continuing Traditions,”
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The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor NY NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm A fascinating historical period, 6th to 9th century, involving trade of luxury goods, a passage of ideas, and mixing of cultures Sogdian merchants arose in importance on the trading routes of Central Asia during the 5th Century
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Romanian Cultural Institute 200 East 38th St. (near 3rd Ave) New York, NY 10016 Tel: 212-687-0180 7:00 – 9:00 pm The Romanian Cultural Institute and Hajji Baba Club would like to invite our members to a very special event. Noted scholar and author Stefano Ionescu will be speaking on OTTOMAN RUGS AND ROMANIAN FOLK KILIMS.
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Nazmiyal Seminar Nazmiyal Gallery 31 East 32nd St. 2nd Fl. New York, NY 10016 6:00pm – 8:00pm The Hajji Baba Club and The Nazmiyal Collection present: “A Hands On Discussion of Fine Carpets Through the Ages – From the 16th Century to Current Market Trends” This is the fourth in a series of four carpet
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