On September 3, the History Museum of Armenia opened the temporary exhibition “Voices from Our Collective Past: The Artistry of 19th century Armenian Carpets from the James Tufenkian’s Collection.” The body of materials included in the exhibition are unique pieces of 19th-century Armenian carpets from the private collection of James Tufenkian, showing the wide range and scope of the rich Armenian carpet weaving tradition.

Contemporary photographs from Artsakh and from other parts of Armenia, along with audiovisual documentation of the factory of the Tufenkian Artisan Carpets, help one delve deeper and understand the context of Armenian carpet-making yesterday, today, and tomorrow.