The Textile Museum

Travel with The Textile Museum

The Textile Museum sponsors educational travel tours to destinations around the world, primarily to areas with vital textile traditions. All tours are led by experts in their fields and are accompanied by a tour operator and a representative of The Textile Museum. Past trips have included tours to Central Asia, Japan, Peru and Bolivia, Syria and Jordan, India, St. Petersburg, Russia, and Madagascar, among other locations.

Upcoming Study Tours

Santa Fe: Historic and Contemporary
Textile Treasures of the Southwest and Beyond

Uzbekistan: Heart of the Silk Road

Santa Fe: Historic and Contemporary
Textile Treasures of the Southwest and Beyond - FULL
May 19-23, 2010

Intersecting American Indian, Spanish Colonial and other influences, Santa Fe in 2005 became the first U.S. city to be designated a UNESCO Creative City. A vibrant center for arts and culture, Santa Fe boasts more than a dozen museums and hundreds of galleries.

Join us for The Textile Museum's May 2010 study tour to Santa Fe, and experience the city like never before. Enjoy special behind-the-scenes access to the exquisite collections of the Indian Arts Research Center, the Wheelwright Museum and the Museum of International Folk Art, as well as several private collections. Gain the insight of museum directors and curators, artists and collectors, as well as the renowned textile expert who will be our guide throughout the tour.

Tour fee: $2,475/double; $2,950/single. FULL

Uzbekistan: Heart of the Silk Road
September 20 - October 2, 2010

Top: Robe (munisak), Central Asia, Uzbekistan, Bukhara Second half 19th century The Textile Museum 2005.36.26 The Megalli Collection. Bottom: Ruins of an old mosque in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. www.istockphoto.com.

Uzbekistan has been a bustling center of trade and cultural exchange for millennia. Now you can explore this dynamic country through our for a fall 2010 study tour to Uzbekistan, inspired by The Textile Museum’s upcoming exhibition Colors of the Oasis: Central Asian Ikats. Tour participants will experience the rich heritage of this vibrant nation—home to colorful bazaars, splendid mosques and breathtaking landscapes—with the unique insight of an expert guide.

Tour fee: $5,500/double; $5,845/single. This tour is full; to be added to the wait list, please call (202) 667-0441, ext. 47 or send an e-mail. This tour is open to Textile Museum members at the Supporter level ($250) and above only. Join The TM or upgrade your membership online or call (202) 667-0441, ext. 17.

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