Join historian Dorothy Armstrong to discuss her book, Threads of Empire: A Histroy of the World in Twelve Carpets
7 Jun 2025
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Dovecot StudiosDovecot Studios
10 Infirmary Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LT
Opening Times:
| Mon | 10:00am - 5:00pm |
| Tue | 10:00am - 5:00pm |
| Wed | 10:00am - 5:00pm |
| Thu | 10:00am - 5:00pm |
| Fri | 10:00am - 5:00pm |
| Sat | 10:00am - 5:00pm |
| Sun | Closed |
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Explore the history of the world through its fascinating carpets with historian Dorothy Armstrong. From a 5th-century BCE tomb to the 20th-century collection of oil magnate J Paul Getty, antique carpets are some of the most prized textiles in the history of art. Armstrong illuminates the skill and beauty of a selection of these woven artworks, their symbolism and allure, while highlighting the differences between the powerful people who owned them and the lives of their makers.
This talk celebrates the display of two new Dovecot artworks at V&A Dundee – The Garden Carpet and The Whitburgh Garden Carpet – created for the exhibition Garden Futures: Designing with Nature (from 17 May 2025).
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