Saturday Members Tour | “Woven Wonders: Indian Textiles from the Parpia Collection”
Golconda Picchwai, Pichwal, 18th century, painted textile, the Banoo and Jeevak Parpia Collection.
Bengal, Alternative Kantha, Playful and Colorful Abstract, early 20th century, cotton ground with cotton embroidery, the Banoo and Jeevak Parpia Collection.
Indian Coromandel Coast, Palampore, 18th century, cotton (plain weave), hand-drawn, mordant-dyed and resist-dyed, the Banoo and Jeevak Parpia Collection.
Rajasthan Shekawati, Bandhani Turban Cloth, 19th century, bandhani, the Banoo and Jeevak Parpia Collection.
► Advance tickets are sold out, with a limited number available on-site the morning of the tour.
MFAH members are invited to explore the Museum’s art collections and exhibitions on special Saturday tours. Topics change monthly.
In July, join a docent for an up-close experience with Woven Wonders: Indian Textiles from the Parpia Collection—one of the most significant private collections of Indian textiles outside of India, on display in Houston for the first time. Seldom are collections of Indian textiles as comprehensive, or collected with such expertise.
Assembled to reflect India’s myriad range of regional traditions, the Parpia Collection includes singular pieces that showcase the extraordinary aesthetic and technical diversity of Indian textiles. Ranging from folk textiles to sophisticated court textiles, the objects date from the 14th century to the early 20th century. The collection illustrates the preeminence of textile arts produced in India throughout history with examples of hand-painted and hand-block-printed cotton, embroidery, ikat, tie-dye, brocade, and tapestry.
Plan Your Visit
- Meet in the lobby of the Beck Building
- Parking Information
- MFAH Campus Map
Questions? Call the members hotline at 713.639.7550, Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or email membership@mfah.org at any time.
► If you are not yet an MFAH member, join now to get free tickets along with other great benefits!
"Woven Wonders: Indian Textiles from the Parpia Collection" is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Lead Underwriters:
The Sushila and Dr. Durga D. Agrawal Family
Additional generous support is provided by:
Sesh and Prabha Bala
Milton D. Rosenau, Jr. and Dr. Ellen R. Gritz
Chitra Kumar and Kumar Bashyam
Paul and Manmeet Likhari
Nidhika and Pershant Mehta
Drs. Kumara and Usha Peddamatham
Special exhibition programming is made possible by The Medha and Shashank Karve Endowment Fund.