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In the coming years, the Museum of the 20th Century will be erected based on plans by Herzog & de Meuron at the Kulturforum in Berlin, between the Neue Nationalgalerie by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and the Philharmonie by Hans Scharoun. The Nationalgalerie of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin will then be in the position to present its collection of art of the twentieth century in its breadth and complexity—from painting to video art and installation, to performative works. With this volume, the contractor of the building, the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz, documents the idea and execution competition.

A reprint of this volume, fourth in the Oriental Rugs series, serves as an introduction to the range of carpets and rugs from Turkey. The history of the region and the art of carpet weaving and knotting are explained and the various types and styles of rug produced are traced by means of the traditions and differing techniques found throughout the Anatolian peninsula.