International Conference on Oriental Carpets (ICOC)

The ICOC have announced that the 14th International Conference on Oriental Carpets will be held in Washington DC from 7th-10th June 2018. The conference will be held in collaboration with the Textile Museum and the George Washington University Museum. Academic sessions on Friday and Saturday will include sessions on Central Asian rugs and textiles as well as modern trend in carpet and textile scholarship, new attributions, carpet discoveries and carpet and textile collecting. The exhibitions will include ikats from the Guido Goldman collection, Central Asian carpets and textiles, costumes of Chinese minorities and much more. www.orientalrugexperts.com