ICOC Down Under 2004
The Oriental Rug Society of New South Wales and the Powerhouse Museum present "ICOC Down Under" as a regional conference in Sydney,
Australia, September 16-19, 2004.
The conference will focus on the rugs, textiles and trappings of
Central and Western Asia. Among speakers are both Australian and
international experts.
The sesions will include: Early Turkmen rugs, Northeast Anatolian rugs,
Indigo & natural dyes, Polonaise rugs, Archaeology & rug
designs, Suzani embroidery, Aboriginal Art, Maori
weaving, Cambodian ship cloths and more.
There will be two important exhibitions connected to the conference.
One will feature fine oriental rugs and trappings from Australian collections and the other is a major
exhibition of
embroidered textiles, costume and jewellery, ceramics from state museum
collections in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan.
An international dealer fair will be held in the Powerhouse Museum.
There will be a post-conference tour to Canberra, on Monday 20 -
Tuesday 21 September.
For a more detailed program, visit Oriental
Rug Society of New South Wales
Ivan Soenderholm 25 March 04
