Kurdish Textile Museum

A private selection owned by a set of Kurdish brothers displayed in a house in the Citadel. Most rugs come from Iranian Kurdistan as there is no production here although an international NGO have sponsored a small group of women who still know the craft. Erbil’s cultural pride and joy. A private selection owned by a set of Kurdish brothers displayed in a house in the Citadel. Most rugs come from Iranian Kurdistan as there is no production here in Iraqi Kurdistan. If you look hard, you can hopefully connect with the small group of women who still know the craft and have their work sponsored by an international NGO. Don't forget to stop next door to see if the only real antique shop in Erbil has been rebuilt (burned down with its contents in November 2008).