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“Inside the MFAH” provides perspectives, conversations, and opinions from insiders at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Wagner Garden Carpet

Garden Varieties: The Natural Beauty of “Garden Paradise” January 25, 2019

Gardens have long been celebrated in Islamic art as symbols of earthly paradise.

FOR TUDORS AND GARDEN PARADISE BLOG POST ONLY - Wagner Garden Carpet + Conversation Piece at the Royal Lodge

Connections: The Islamic Carpet in Persia and Great Britain November 27, 2018

Look closely and spot a cross-cultural connection in two exhibitions on view this fall and winter. Persian carpets, like the one on display in Garden Paradise, appear in portraits of British royals in Tudors to Windsors.

Wagner Garden Carpet

Carpet Connoisseurship: How to Look Closely at the “Wagner Garden Carpet” October 29, 2018

A guide to looking closely at the rarely displayed Wagner Garden Carpet, a 17th-century Perisan carpet as beautiful as any painting.