Save the Date for The Sultan's Garden

Enjoy lush blooms this fall at The Textile Museum as we celebrate the opening of The Sultan's Garden: The Blossoming of Ottoman Art. Take the opportunity to dig deep into the extraordinary floral textiles of the Ottoman Empire during the many activities in September and October—and reserve your tickets to the George Hewitt Myers Award Reception and Fall Symposium before these popular events sell out.

The Sultan's Garden: The Blossoming of Ottoman Art
September 21, 2012–March 10, 2013

The Sultan’s Garden chronicles how stylized tulips, carnations, hyacinths, honeysuckles, roses, and rosebuds came to embellish nearly all media produced by the Ottoman court beginning in the mid-16th century. These instantly recognizable elements became the brand of the Empire and synonymous with its power. Read more about the exhibition.

The exhibition catalog will be available for presale in The Textile Museum Shop and online beginning July 1.

The George Hewitt Myers Award Reception
October 11, 2012 - The Chancery Building of the Embassy of Turkey

Given annually, the George Hewitt Myers Award is the most distinguished honor in the field of textile arts. At this year's reception and award ceremony at the Chancery of the Embassy of Turkey, guests will enjoy Turkish wine and traditional foods as we celebrate Walter B. Denny’s lifelong dedication to Islamic visual culture, and specifically his contributions to the field of Islamic textile arts.

The Sultan's Garden Members' Opening Reception
October 12, 2012

Join fellow Textile Museum members in celebrating the opening of this opulent exhibition. Formal invitations will be sent in late summer. Not a member? Click here to learn about this and other benefits to supporting The Textile Museum.

40th Annual Fall Symposium - "Ottoman by Design: Branding an Empire"
October 12–14, 2012

The 40th annual Textile Museum Fall Symposium will address themes raised in the exhibition The Sultan’s Garden: The Blossoming of Ottoman Art. Scholars and curators will unpack the development of the arts of the Ottoman Empire, with particular attention to the court’s ability to adopt a single style across media; in effect, using the concept of “branding” to achieve instant recognition and loyalty. This year's keynote speakers are Walter B. Denny and Jon Thompson, and for the first time the presentations will be followed by a dynamic roundtable discussion.