Egypt
Saudi Aramco World (Jonathan M. Bloom and Sheila S. Blair)
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- Mubarak To Open Museum Of Islamic Art
Egypt State Information Service President Hosni Mubarak opens within days the Museum of Islamic Art in the heart of Old Cairo after the Ministry of Culture finalized its renovation which took several years. The Islamic museum holds more than 100,000 artifacts...
- Museum: New Islamic Art Galleries At Brooklyn Museum
Arts Museum Journal (Stan Parchin) With photos. The reinstallation of the Islamic art galleries at the Brooklyn Museum includes works from the 8th Century to modern times. Opened on June 5, 2009, the permanent display highlights 134 objects from some...
- Warps And Wefts 2009; Patterns Of Moon, Patterns Of Sun
Saudi Aramco World (Carol Bier; Paul Lunde) Textiles created in Islamic societies before the industrial revolution represented the most advanced stages of technological development for their time. Less than a century after the Arab conquests, patterned...
- Paris: Capital Of Islamic Design
Al Ahram Weekly (David Tresilian) The magnificent setting of the Musée des arts décoratifs in Paris is presently the backdrop for Purs décors? Arts de l'Islam, regards du XIX me si cle, a survey exhibition on the influence of Islamic art on late...
- Islamic Museum Counts Its Losses
Last weeks explosion which killed 6 people and damaged the National library and the Islamic Museum claimed damages to 165 objects in the museum including the complete destruction of 74 objects made of ceramic, glass and wood. There is already a plan...
Egypt
A global guide to Islamic art
Saudi Aramco World (Jonathan M. Bloom and Sheila S. Blair)
Visiting an exhibition of Islamic art for the first time? Viewers familiar with western art traditions should be prepared for a mild case of culture shock: Don’t expect ornately framed oil paintings; portraits of religious, historical and mythical figures; landscapes; still-lifes nor a distinct sense of personal expression by artists with familiar names. Don’t expect to see knickknacks produced to adorn the houses of the wealthy and powerful. Instead, expect glass cases displaying objects that are, as often as not, small and useful—carpets; books; bowls, pitchers and jugs; plates made of ceramic, glass, metal and wood—nearly all made by unnamed and unknown craftsmen and all used by the middle and upper classes in their daily lives. At this point, some confusion is understandable: Since most of it isn’t particularly religious, and it wasn’t made “for art’s sake,” then you’re entitled to ask just what, then, “Islamic art” is?
See the above page for the entire article.
- Mubarak To Open Museum Of Islamic Art
Egypt State Information Service President Hosni Mubarak opens within days the Museum of Islamic Art in the heart of Old Cairo after the Ministry of Culture finalized its renovation which took several years. The Islamic museum holds more than 100,000 artifacts...
- Museum: New Islamic Art Galleries At Brooklyn Museum
Arts Museum Journal (Stan Parchin) With photos. The reinstallation of the Islamic art galleries at the Brooklyn Museum includes works from the 8th Century to modern times. Opened on June 5, 2009, the permanent display highlights 134 objects from some...
- Warps And Wefts 2009; Patterns Of Moon, Patterns Of Sun
Saudi Aramco World (Carol Bier; Paul Lunde) Textiles created in Islamic societies before the industrial revolution represented the most advanced stages of technological development for their time. Less than a century after the Arab conquests, patterned...
- Paris: Capital Of Islamic Design
Al Ahram Weekly (David Tresilian) The magnificent setting of the Musée des arts décoratifs in Paris is presently the backdrop for Purs décors? Arts de l'Islam, regards du XIX me si cle, a survey exhibition on the influence of Islamic art on late...
- Islamic Museum Counts Its Losses
Last weeks explosion which killed 6 people and damaged the National library and the Islamic Museum claimed damages to 165 objects in the museum including the complete destruction of 74 objects made of ceramic, glass and wood. There is already a plan...