Exhibition of Antique Prayer and Meditation Rugs and Kilims: Sunni, Shia and Buddhist Traditions

14 November – 19 December 2026

Unlike other exhibitions devoted to prayer rugs, at Nómada we have chosen to take a broader, more ecumenical and inclusive approach, one that feels particularly relevant in the turbulent and polarised times in which we live.

The exhibition brings together not only rugs from the Sunni tradition, the best-known and most widely encountered, but also Shia pieces, which are far less familiar and considerably harder to find. We have also sought to broaden this perspective further by including a genre born in a very different cultural and spiritual context: meditation rugs from monasteries in Tibet and the Himalayan region.

Through these pieces, the exhibition offers a journey across different spiritual and cultural traditions, revealing how, beyond their differences, textile art has also served as a means of contemplation, meditation and spiritual expression.

As part of the exhibition programme, we will be organising two FREE GUIDED TOURS:

Thursday, 26 November

Saturday, 28 November