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Inscribed Armenian Rugs
Donated to the Armenian Library and Museum in Watertown, Massachusetts,
this collection was created by Arthur T. Gregorian to demonstrate that
Armenians were indeed rug weavers. Included are many examples with Christian
icons and Armenian inscriptions.
Antique Oriental Rugs of the Silk Route
from the Gregorian Collection
Exhibited in various configurations in museums throughout the country,
this collection illustrates the wide range of influences in play in oriental
rug art. Examples include rugs from Turkey, the Caucasus, China, Central
Asia and Iran.
Museum Collections and Exhibits
The Gregorian Collection of rare and museum-quality antique Oriental Rugs
has been viewed by thousands of visitors and lovers of oriental rug art.
Listed are many of the over 70 exhibits in schools, colleges, universities,
museums and historical societies in this country and abroad.
| Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art Scranton, PA 1948 -1949 |
| Bates College Lewiston, ME 1972 |
| Wellesley College Wellesley, MA 1974 |
| Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 1974,1979 |
| Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA 1975 |
| Middlebury College Middlebury, VT 1975,1990 |
| Wesleyan University Middletown, CT 1975 |
| Hamline University St. Paul, MN 1976 |
| Chapel Hill Preservation Society Chapel Hill, NC 1976 |
| Philips Exeter Academy Exeter, NH 1976 |
| New Hampshire Historical Society Concord, NH 1977 |
| Centre College Danville, KY 1977 |
| Hartford College for Women West Hartford, CT 1978 |
| Brandeis University Waltham, MA 1979 |
| Florida Gulf Coast Art Center Belleaire, FL 1979 |
| Stanford University Palo Alto, CA 1980 |
| Westbrook College Portland, ME 1980, 1986 |
| Rollins College Winter Park, FL 1983 |
| University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 1983, 1990, 1992 |
| Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Montgomery, AL 1983 |
| Fitchburg Art Museum Fitchburg, MA 1984 |
| Kimball Art Museum Ft. Worth, TX 1984 |
| Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Richmond, VA 1985 |
| Textile Art Museum Washington, DC 1985 |
| Worcester Art Museum Worcester, MA 1985 |
| Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg, FL 1986 |
| Fresno Metropolitan Museum Fresno, CA 1986, 1988 |
| Armenian Library & Museum of America Watertown, MA 1987, 1992-1993 |
| Balch Institute of Ethnic Studies Philadelphia, PA 1988 |
| Kalamazoo Institute of Art Kalamazoo, MI 1990 |
| La Masion Armenienne de la Jeunesse et de la Culture de Marseille Marseille, France 1991 |
| Museum for Textiles Toronto, Canada 1991, 1992 |
| Northfield Mount Hermon School Northfield, MA 1957, 1975, 1983, 1992 |
| The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Montreal, Canada 1992 |
| Danforth Museum Framingham, MA 1996 |
| Keene State College Keene, NH 2000 |
| University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 2000 |
| The Berkshire Museum Pittsfield, MA 2001 |
| The Slater Memorial Museum Norwich, CT 2002 |
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New Bedford Art Museum |
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Wenham Museum |
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Yager Museum, Hartwick College |
