The exhibition entitled Milestones in the History of Carpets will be held at the Moshe Tabibnia Gallery from 14 October to 11 November 2006. It is first exhibition taking place at the Gallery since its unveiling in 2005, after a one-year renovation. The event is part of an ambitious research and exhibition project that Moshe Tabibnia undertook several years ago, and fits perfectly with past shows that won high praise for the care and attention with which they were curated (among these, the 1999 exhibition Classical Oriental Carpets of the XVI and XVII Centuries, is noteworthy). Indeed, Milestones in the History of Carpets is the achievement of an important result in this endeavour, as the exhibition stands out for the exceptional quality, rarity and variety of the exemplars on view. Over thirty extremely rare carpets, dating back to the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries were displayed in this newly refurbished environment. These historic pieces, all outstanding for their dating, conditions, design or representativeness of type, come from different geographical areas: Anatolia, Caucasus, China, Egypt, India, Persia and Syria.

Milestones in the History of Carpets will be long remembered as a unique exhibition for the contextual display of so many remarkable, beautiful and rarely seen pieces (formerly in the more prestigious collections around the world) that were brought to light and shown to collectors, scholars and a wider audience as well.