Safavid silk

Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art explores history of Safavid silk in collaboration with Washington institution

Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art explores history of Safavid silk in collaboration with Washington institution

  • The exhibition at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, is titled “Fashioning an Empire: Textiles from Safavid Iran” and runs until June 22
  • Born out of a collaboration with the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, the show explores the power of textiles
By Rebecca Anne Proctor ·