Discoveries Part III: Day 1, Carpets of Turkey, Iran, and India

Learn more about the New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia: http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2011/new-galleries-for-the-art-of-the-arab-lands-turkey-iran-central-asia-and-later-south-asia Discoveries New Research on the Collections of the Department of Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum This two-day symposium celebrates the reopening of the Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia. Internationally renowned scholars and curators present recent scholarship in themed sessions. Part III: Carpets of Turkey, Iran, and India New Light on the Metropolitan Museum's Carpet Collection Walter B. Denny, University of Massachusetts Amherst North India or Deccan? Reconsideration of the Provenance of Several Carpets at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Yumiko Kamada, Waseda Institute for Advanced Study The Carpets of Amber Fort Daniel Walker, The Art Institute of Chicago Safavid Carpets from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection: Conservation and Display Florica Zaharia, The Metropolitan Museum of Art This symposium is made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.