Warp and weft – Textiles in the Gulbenkian Collection
A guided tour of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum’s textile collection, featuring carpets, velvets, coats, tapestries and silks from the Middle East, Asia and Europe.
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Textiles occupy a central place in the cultural heritage of the Middle East and Asia, the world in which Calouste Gulbenkian was born and raised. Ceremonial carpets, Persian silk velvets and coats, Ottoman velvets, Italian and Flemish Renaissance tapestries, and 18th-century French silks and tapestries are among the treasures of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum’s extensive and exceptionally valuable textile collection. Throughout his life, Calouste Gulbenkian demonstrated remarkable consistency in acquiring works of textile art, guided by a combination of personal passion, knowledge, and instinct, as well as his ancestral heritage and experience. In this exclusive guided tour for Cartão Gulbenkian Mais holders, we will explore some of the most remarkable pieces on display in the Museum’s galleries. Cartão Gulbenkian Mais programme has a limited capacity. If you can’t attend, please cancel your ticket. Enter your MyGulbenkian account, open the “Tickets” section, and click “Cancel”.