Islamic scholars, poets, writers, and artisans have contributed to developments in virtually every area of world culture and continue to do so in the present day. It is unfortunate that, in the West, Islam today is so often associated with violence and terrorism because, at its heart, Islam is a religion of peace and understanding.
WSHU news: How a CT Islamic art exhibition highlights history, community during Ramadan
The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Conn., currently hosts Divine Geometry, an exhibition exploring arts in the historical and contemporary Islamic world through paintings, calligraphy, ...
The Conversation: Islamic art at the National Museum is spectacular, but misses opportunities to bridge a cultural gap
Curatorial Researcher, Nicholson Museum; Research Assistant, Museum & Heritage Studies Program, University of Sydney Islamic art and culture is seldom on display in Australia’s museums and galleries, ...
Islamic art at the National Museum is spectacular, but misses opportunities to bridge a cultural gap
The Conversation: No god but God: A breathtaking exhibition bringing Islamic art out of the shadows
In 2005, the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) opened Australia’s first permanent galleries of Islamic art. In the media release, gallery director Christopher Menz proclaimed: Art is universal – ...
No god but God: A breathtaking exhibition bringing Islamic art out of the shadows
Chicago Tribune: Onur Ozturk: Chicago’s only major Islamic art gallery got displaced. The Art Institute can do better.
It has been almost a year since the only Islamic art gallery of a major museum in Chicago, Gallery 50 of the Art Institute, was closed. While the Art Institute is frequently in the news — the ...