HG TALK: Woven and Embroidered Textiles from the Silk Road Cities
About this Event
Presented by Dr Susan Scollay, this event offers a rare opportunity to gain expert insight into the stories behind the exhibition. Dr. Scollay will explore the rich tradition of woven and embroidered textiles from Central Asia, revealing how cloth acts as a language through which histories are carried and continually remade.
Discover the intricate craftsmanship, cultural symbolism, and enduring beauty of richly patterned ikats, and embroidered suzanis, and gain a deeper understanding of how identity, craft, and cultural meaning were woven into everyday life across a diverse and historically layered landscape.
Dr Susan Scollay is an art historian specialising in the art and architecture of the Persianate world and in historic textiles. She is an honorary research fellow in art history and curatorship at the University of Melbourne, an elected fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and is a frequent visitor to Central Asia. Susan has been a contributing editor to the London-based journal, HALI: Carpets, Textiles and Islamic Art, since 2002.
Dr Scollay will lead a presentation followed by a guided tour, bringing deeper context and meaning to the works on display.
Sat, 11 Jul 2026 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM AEST
107 Brown Street, Hamilton, VIC 3300
Friends Member $10.00
Non Member $15.00
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
AUD 10.00 to AUD 15.00
