Rug Museums

The art of carpets is one of the oldest art forms in the world. The first carpet dates back to the fifth century BCE, native to the steppes region (China or Iran). Ancient carpets are actually on display at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. Today we find carpets exhibited in many museums around the world. Below you will find the names of some museums dedicated to this art on every continent.

  • Europe
  • Asia/Oceania
  • North America
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    Europe

    The Rug & Textile Arts Museum

    Site Bargoin
    45 Ballainvilliers Street
    63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
    TEL: 04 73 42 69 70
    museoartpremier.com

    The Museum of Carpet

    Stour Vale Mill, Green Street
    Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY10 1AZ
    UK
    TEL: 01562 69028
    carpetmuseum.co.uk

    Victoria and Albert Museum(Room 42: Islamic Art)

    Cromwell Road
    London SW7 2RL
    UK
    TEL: +44 (0)20 7942 2000
    vam.ac.uk

    The State Hermitage Museum (Ground Floor)

    Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya, 34
    190000 St Petersburg, Russia
    hermitagemuseum.org

    Abegg-Stiftung Museum

    Werner Abeggstrasse 67,
    CH-3132 Rigisberg, Switzerland
    TEL: 0041 (0)31 808 1201
    abegg-stiftung.ch

    Asia & Oceania

    Carpet Museum of Iran

    Dr. Fatemi St
    Tehran, Iran
    TEL: +98 21 88962703
    carpetmuseum.ir

    Azerbaijan Carpet Museum

    Mikayıl Useynov av., 28
    Baku 370000
    Azerbaijan
    TEL: +99 (412) 4930 501
    azcarpetmuseum.az

    Turkmen Carpet Museum

    5 Gorogly Street
    Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

    Vakiflar Carpet and Kilim Museum

    34122 Sultanahmet
    Istanbul, Turkey
    TEL: +902 1251 81330

    Museum of Islamic Art

    Corniche
    2777 Doha, Qatar
    TEL: +974 4422 4444
    mia.org.qa

    North America

    Denver Art Museum (Room 6: North Building)

    100 W 14th Ave Pkwy
    Denver, CO 80204
    USA
    TEL: 720 865 5000
    denverartmuseum.org

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art(Room 450 to 464: Islamic Art)

    1000 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10028
    USA
    TEL: 212 535 7710
    metmuseum.org

    Textile Museum of Canada

    55, Centre Avenue
    Toronto, Ontario M5G 2H5
    Canada
    TEL: 416 599 5321
    textilemuseum.ca

    The Textile Museum

    701 21st Street, NW
    Washington, DC 20052
    USA
    TEL: 202 667 0441
    textilemuseum.org

    de Young Museum

    50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
    San Francisco, CA 94118
    USA
    TEL: 415 750 3600
    deyoung.famsf.org