Permanent Textile Collection October 10, 2008

The museum houses one of the finest collections in the world of early Islamic textiles, including tiraz and Coptic textiles. In addition, the museum has significant holdings of Indian, Southeast Asian, Central Asian, Persian, Turkish and Greek textiles. Although smaller in number, the collection also includes textiles from China, Japan and Africa. On display as well are extraordinary holdings of pre-Hispanic Peruvian textiles. There are also extensive holdings of textiles in the modern traditions that descend from pre-Hispanic origins, including those of Guatemala and Mexico, as well as the Andean countries of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. The collection also includes a large collection of molas from Kuna Yala in Panama.