Area Rug Links

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Area Rug Blogs

Afghan War Rug Blog - Find information, exhibitions, and commentary on Afghan war rugs and area rugs in general.

R. John Howe: Textiles and Text - Inforamation on area rugs and textile collecting.

Spongobongo - A collection of articles and notes on Persian area rugs.

Tea and Carpets - Informative and interesting blog on area rugs and oriental carpet collecting.

The Richard E. Wright Research Reports - A collection of well researched, footnoted artilces on area rugs and textiles.

Jozan Magazine - Oriental rug news, articles, rug sales gallery and rug directory.

Hali - The leading publication on area rugs, textiles and Islamic art.

RugBooks.com - A wonderful source of books on oriental rugs, ethnographic textiles and the people who wove them.

The Rug Book Shop - Find old and new books covering area rugs. New titles include books by Steffan, The Textile Gallery, Konzett, Merx, Bösch, Bernheimer, and Cohen and Kajitani. Paul Kreiss, Proprietor.

The Textile Society of America, Inc. - An artistic, cultural, economic, historic, political, social, and technical perspective on area rugs and textiles.

Turkotek - a non-commercial website dedicated to educating and connecting area rug enthusiasts. Find in-depth scholarly articles, forums, guides, and galleries.

Area Rug Museums

The Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA), Watertown, MA - This Museum’s collections constitute the largest and most diverse holding of Armenian cultural artifacts outside of the Republic of Armenia, including over 3,000 textiles and 180 Armenian inscribed area rugs.

The Textile Museum, Washington, DC - Dedicated to expanding public knowlege and appreciation of the artistic and cultural significance of textiles. Visit the online exhibit titles, Pieces of a Puzzle: Classical Persian Carpet Fragments for a wonderful analysis of 16th and 17th Persian area rugs.

Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto, Ontario - Featuring over 12,000 objects from more than 200 regions. Houses the H.N. Pullar Library, which is a collection of over 4,000 publications covering textiles. Website also offers information on preserving, researching, and appraising area rugs and textiles.

Weaving Art Museum, California - The Museum has been established to promote increased appreciation for the historic weaving art of indigenous weaving cultures located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the adjacent areas known as the Caucasus Mountains and Southwestern Turkmenistan.

Area Rug Societies

American Conference on Oriental Rugs - Established in 1990, ACOR sponsors a three day conference on oriental rugs every two years.

International Conference on Oriental Carpets - Founded in 1976, ICOC is devoted to advancing the understanding of carpets and related textile arts.

The New England Rug Society

Seattle Textile and Rug Society

Textile Museum Associates of Southern California