Gallery Talk: Woven for the World: Picturing Kashmiri Textiles across Cultures

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Harvard Art Museums

Free

Portrait of a young woman wearing a black dress, pearl jewelry, and a white shawl and gloves.

Discover why cashmere shawls were such popular objects of fashion in 18th- and 19th-century Europe and the Middle East.

No application or registration needed.

Cost

This Event is free!

Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the gallery talk. Talks are limited to 18 people and are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.

Location

  • In-person only.

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

Neighborhood

Neighborhood 9

Dates and Times

Tue, September 24 2024 12:30PM – 1PM

Additional information

Intricately woven, fine wool cloth from the Kashmir region of the Indian subcontinent—known as cashmere or pashmina—has been admired across cultures for centuries. Join curatorial fellow Marina Kliger to learn how these luxurious textiles were worn, depicted, imitated, and reused in Europe and the Middle East at the height of their popularity during the 18th and 19th centuries. This talk focuses on the installation Woven for the World: Picturing Kashmiri Textiles across Cultures, in gallery 2200.

Free

Portrait of a young woman wearing a black dress, pearl jewelry, and a white shawl and gloves.

Tue, September 24 2024 12:30PM – 1PM

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Last updated August 21, 2024.