Collector Conversation | Turkmen Textiles and Jewelry
Woman’s Robe (Chyrpy), Central Asia or Iran, 19th century, embroidered silk, collection of Bruce P. and Olive W. Baganz.
Woman’s Robe (Chyrpy), Central Asia or Iran, 19th century, embroidered silk, collection of Bruce P. and Olive W. Baganz.
This conversation illuminates the artistic and historical significance of the stunning Turkmen Textiles and Jewelry. Lauded as a landmark installation by Hali magazine, the collection is on view in the Hossein Afshar Galleries for Art of the Islamic Worlds. Bruce Baganz, board chair of the Textile Museum and a collector of antique carpets and textiles, also shares insights from years of collecting experience. He is joined by Anushka Hosain, curatorial assistant for Art of the Islamic Worlds. Following the talk, the audience is invited to a tour of the collection.
Plan Your Visit
- This event is included with Museum admission.
- The conversation takes place in the American General Conference Room on the mezzanine level of the Beck Building. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- The Art of the Islamic Worlds galleries are located on the street level of the Law Building
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About the Speaker
Bruce P. Baganz is chairman of the board of trustees of the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C. He is also a member of the Art of the Islamic Worlds subcommittee at the MFAH. An internationally known collector, Baganz was the 2008 honoree of the Joseph V. McMullan Award for stewardship and scholarship in Islamic rugs and textiles. In 2015, he received the field’s highest international accolade, the George Hewitt Myers Award for lifetime achievement in the textile arts.
THE HOSSEIN AFSHAR GALLERIES
in memory of his mother, Fatema Afshar
Gallery renovations have been supported
by generous grants from:
Ambassador and Mrs. Hushang Ansary
Nancy and Rich Kinder
Franci Neely
Jay Jones and Terry Wayne Jones
Rania and Jamal Daniel
Lead Corporate Underwriter:
Aramco Americas
All Learning and Interpretation programs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, receive generous support from H-E-B; Institute of Museum and Library Services; Sempra Foundation; the Brown Foundation, Inc.; the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; the Joe Barnhart Foundation; the Cockrell Family Fund; the CFP Foundation; Macey and Harry Reasoner; the Texas Commission on the Arts; and the Junior League of Houston, Inc.
Endowment funds are provided by the Louise Jarrett Moran Bequest; Caroline Wiess Law; Windgate Foundation; the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff; the National Endowment for the Humanities; the Fondren Foundation; BMC Software, Inc.; the Wallace Foundation; the Neal Myers and Ken Black Children’s Art Fund; the Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation; Medha and Shashank Karve; Virginia and Ira Jackson; Jesse H. Jones II; the CFP Foundation; the Favrot Fund; gifts in memory of John Wynne; Neiman Marcus Youth Arts Education; gifts in memory of Peter Lotz; and gifts in honor of Beth Schneider.
On Thursdays, admission to the MFAH Permanent Collections is free, courtesy of Shell USA, Inc.