Ningxia carpet, China, ca. 1840.  1950 x 1360 mm.  Powerhouse Museum Collection

The Oriental Rug Society of New South Wales & the Powerhouse Museum Present

ICOC DOWN UNDER

2004

September 16-19

ICOC REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN SYDNEY, 2004

at the Powerhouse Museum

CONFERENCE

Three days of stimulating lectures on Oriental rugs and textiles by international and local experts.

EXHIBITIONS

Fine Oriental rugs and textiles from Australian public and private collections

A major loan exhibition of textiles, ceramics and other artefacts from Central Asia

Dealers fair, rug gallery shows, Aboriginal and Oceanic art, and much more

TOURS AND ACTIVITIES

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, highlighting its magnificent Southeast Asian textile collection

Dinner on Sydney's breathtaking harbour, and Opera House concert, and more.  Sydney is a friendly, cosmopolitan city with excellent restaurants, theatres, art galleries, museums, surfing beaches, golf courses and regional wineries.

For more details, contact www.rugsociety.org.au