Sourcing over one hundred and fifty works from private collections, the displays sought to bring new material to a wider audience by drawing attention to Pakistan’s folk textile traditions as well as placing them in a cosmopolitan setting. A unique confluence of cultures, from Central Asia, South Asia and China, whether through migration, trade, exchange or conquest has led to the melding of techniques, styles and patterns in dress; this has allowed each region of Pakistan to evolve its own distinctive traditions. The exhibition was able to harness this diversity. Many of the galleries dovetailed with each other, beginning with Magical Rhythms, a gallery which housed master craftsmen from three important textile disciplines: block printing, tie dyeing and weaving.