Meeting

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. […]

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

The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor NY NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm Throughout history and into the present day, textiles have served as powerful expressions of individual, cultural, political, and social identity in all civilizations. Gender, ethnicity, occupation, religious belief, and social status—all are articulated through the clothes that

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 third in a series of four carpet

The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor NY NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm “Anatolica, Anatolus, Anatoli, Anatolia” was a name used in The Middle Ages by the Christians. Arabs used the name “Memaliki Rum ” and Crusaders called it “Romania” both mean Land of Romans. When the Turkmen invaded in

The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor NY NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm Ira Spar will lecture on “Imperial Portraits and Costume from Ancient Assyria to Qajar Iran As Ritual Performance”. Professor Spar, a longtime member of the Hajji Baba Club, teaches Ancient History at Ramapo College of New Jersey.

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 second in a series of four carpet

The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor NY NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm The Dragon Chasing the Horse – Or Was it the Other Way Around? Like the recently published book Dragon & Horse: Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond, the lecture is about the origin

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” We are thrilled to be holding a series of four

The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor NY NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm Ottoman Influences on Islamic Batik from Indonesia, a Context of Understanding – A dynamic relationship has existed between Turkey and Indonesia for more than 500 years; this may be observed in Ottoman influences on Islamic calligraphic batik.