Preservation of 17th and 18th Century Turkmen Carpets

$29.4K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Turkmenistan
Start Date	Mar 08, 2004
End Date	Apr 19, 2007
Duration	1,137 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77180-48`

Grant Description

To support emergency conservation of 30 Turkmen carpets in the collection of the The National Carpet Museum. The carpets are deteriorating due to lack of proper preservation and require careful cleaning and repair of ruptures.

The Museum was established in 1993 by presidential decree and charged with collecting, studying, restoring and exhibiting unique samples of culturally and historically significant Turkmen carpets.