The Volkmann meeting, is a casual get-together of Oriental carpet enthusiasts that goes back to October 27, 1971, when the carpet aficionado Martin Volkmann invited about 20 men and women to an informal exchange of thoughts about carpets.
This year’s conference is in collaboration with the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin and opens in the newly furnished Carpet Halls.
Speakers include: Anna Beselin (Berlin), Christian Erber (München), Angelika Hausegger (Karlsruhe), Matthijs de Keijzer (Amsterdam/Wien), Marcus Pilz (Braunschweig), William Robinson (London), Asli Samadova (Baku), Anke Scharrahs (Coswig/Doha), Maria Spitz (Mettingen), Zsanett Szirmai (Ungarn,) Eva Maria Troelenberg (Utrecht), Birgit Voss (Berlin).