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
The Rug & Textile Arts Museum
Site Bargoin
45 Ballainvilliers Street
63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
TEL: 04 73 42 69 70
museoartpremier.com
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
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
(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
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
Werner Abeggstrasse 67,
CH-3132 Rigisberg, Switzerland
TEL: 0041 (0)31 808 1201
abegg-stiftung.ch
Asia & Oceania
Azerbaijan Carpet Museum
Mikayıl Useynov av., 28
Baku 370000
Azerbaijan
TEL: +99 (412) 4930 501
azcarpetmuseum.az
Mikayıl Useynov av., 28
Baku 370000
Azerbaijan
TEL: +99 (412) 4930 501
azcarpetmuseum.az
Turkmen Carpet Museum
5 Gorogly Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
5 Gorogly Street
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Vakiflar Carpet and Kilim Museum
34122 Sultanahmet
Istanbul, Turkey
TEL: +902 1251 81330
34122 Sultanahmet
Istanbul, Turkey
TEL: +902 1251 81330
North America
Denver Art Museum (Room 6: North Building)
100 W 14th Ave Pkwy
Denver, CO 80204
USA
TEL: 720 865 5000
denverartmuseum.org
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
(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
55, Centre Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5G 2H5
Canada
TEL: 416 599 5321
textilemuseum.ca
de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118
USA
TEL: 415 750 3600
deyoung.famsf.org
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118
USA
TEL: 415 750 3600
deyoung.famsf.org