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Carpets, Collections and Curating: A Look at the Challenges of Woven Works of Islamic Art

Presented by Cincinnati Art Museum at Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati OH

May 26 2022
Carpets, Collections and Curating: A Look at the Challenges of Woven Works of Islamic Art

Credit to Cincinnati Art Museum

An illustrated lecture on the woven works of Islamic Art presented by Walter Denny, a Distinguished Professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 7–8 p.m.

The art form that we call the “oriental carpet” has transcended the limits of periods, places, religions, genders and cultures for seven hundred years.  In this illustrated lecture, Walter Denny, University Distinguished Professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst, will focus on the ways, both traditional and modern, that art museums In the United States, Europe, and the Middle East store, study, exhibit, and explain this art form.

Visitors should meet in the Fath Auditorium. Reservations Required. FREE. Capacity is limited.

ADMISSION INFO

Visitors should meet in the Fath Auditorium. Reservations Required. FREE. Capacity is limited.

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LOCATION

Cincinnati Art Museum

953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202

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PARKING INFO

Parking: FREE. Bike Racks are available outside the Main Entrance of the Art Museum. Hook up to one of our Marcel Duchamp-inspired racks during your visit! Accessible Parking is available in our north parking lot, just past the main visitor parking lot and entrance. Wheelchair + Stroller Entry is available via our DeWitt Entrance, on the east side of the museum, near the accessible parking. Access to the Mary R. Schiff Library + Archives is available via our Castellini Foundation Entrance, just to the right of the main entrance on the west side of the building.

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