The Kurdish Textile and Cultural Museum is a
museum
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...
devoted to
textile
Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. However, weaving is not the ...
s produced in
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan ( ku, باشووری کوردستان, Başûrê Kurdistanê) refers to the Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of "Kurdistan" in Western Asia, which also incl ...
. It was established in 2004 and is located in a renovated mansion in the southeast quarter of the
Citadel of Arbil.
External links
https://www.academia.edu/91593333/Kurdish_Textiles_Museum_in_Erbil_Citadel
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Buildings and structures in Erbil
Museums established in 2004
Textile museums
2004 establishments in Iraq
Museums in Erbil