A Story of Islamic Embroidery

Zawya.com: " The region's first comprehensive exhibition of Islamic embroidery, which includes more than 200 rare textiles from the 17th to the 20th century, unveiled at a private opening reception on 6 April 2010 with an extraordinary performance by young musicians from Kazakhstan and Mongolia. The performance is part of an ambitious series of programmes coinciding with A Story of Islamic Embroidery in Nomadic and Urban Traditions, the exhibition which is on view in Gallery One at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi."

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