EVENTS- Exhibition and Lecture, Uzbek Textiles and Culture, Glasgow, June 20-22

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EVENTS- Exhibition and Lecture, Uzbek Textiles and Culture, Glasgow, June 20-22

Posted by: Razia Sultanova <rs59@soas.ac.uk>

An Exhibition: Colours of the Silk Road: Suzani Embroderies from Uzbekistan

The Burrell Collection, Glasgow
Start Date : Friday, 20 June 2008
End Date: Sunday, 4 January 2009

A rare chance to see the Burrell's prized collection of suzanis ­
richly embroidered wall hangings from Uzbekistan. This exhibition
looks at how these exquisite works were created, and considers the
lives of the women who made them and the multi-cultural society that
they were a product of.

The exhibition also includes carpets from western China and Iran, and
textiles from Central Asia and Turkey. These help illustrate the
exchange of artistic influences between Uzbekistan and other areas
along the Silk Road trade route.

The Burrell Collection
Pollok Country Park
2060 Pollokshaws Road
Glasgow
G43 1AT
Phone 0141 287 2550
Text phone 0141 287 0047
Fax 0141 287 2597

http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/venue/showExhibition.cfm?venueid=1&itemid=194

Lecture within the exhibition:

Life Behind the Walls: The Art and Music of Uzbek Women

Friday 20 June, 2.30pm, Burrell Lecture Theatre

Dr Razia Sultanova, Ethnomusicologist and Research Fellow in Creative
and Performing Arts, Department of Music, School of Oriental and
African Studies, University of London
A talk about Uzbek and Tajik women in 19th-century Uzbekistan, with
images and live music.

Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 June

Traditional Uzbek music by Razia Sultanova

Temporary Exhibition Gallery

Throughout Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 June.

For more information:

Noorah Al-Gailani MA
Curator for Islamic Civilisations
Culture and Sport Glasgow - Museums
The Burrell Collection
2060 Pollokshaws Road
Glasgow

Dr Razia Sultanova
Music Department,
SOAS University of London
Thornhaugh Street,
Russell Square,
London WC1H 0XG
Tel. +44 207 8984564
email: razia.sultanova@soas.ac.uk

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