South Korea has officially opened its first permanent Islamic art gallery, marking a major milestone in cultural exchange and appreciation. The newly inaugurated Islamic Art Gallery at the National Mu ...

Mohamed Ibrahim Al Qaseer, Director of Cultural Affairs at the Sharjah Department of Culture and Festival Director of the Islamic Arts Festival, inaugurated the Light Beacons exhibition.Organised in ...

Doha: The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) is inviting the public to immerse themselves in a rich exploration of culinary heritage through its latest exhibition, A Seat at the Table: Food & Feasting in the ...

The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) shines a spotlight on a series of public programmes celebrating A Seat at the Table: Food & Feasting in the Islamic World, on view until November 8. Organised in ...

A set of 18th century porcelain pieces, decorated with Islamic motifs of crescent moons, stars and Koranic inscriptions, is a key part of an unprecedented exhibition of artefacts in Hong Kong, ...

An exhibition featuring 90 works, including Islamic carpets, ceramics and manuscripts, from the 10th to the 19th centuries will open in Hong Kong on Wednesday amid government efforts to forge stronger ...

The Institute of Arab and Islamic Art (IAIA), founded by Mohammed Rashid Al-Thani, is presenting Torn Time, the first institutional solo exhibition of Bilgé (1934 – 2000) in the United States. Opened ...

When Hamid Hemat accepted a curatorial post at Connecticut’s Wadsworth Atheneum in 2022, the refugee from Kabul, Afghanistan, was surprised by what he found. The Wadsworth is the oldest public art ...

The event was attended by prominent figures, including Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Qomi, Head of the Islamic Development Organization, and Hojjatoleslam Abdolhossein Khosrowpanah, Secretary of the Supreme ...

“Divine Geometry: Islamic Art at the Wadsworth Atheneum” would seem to suggest artwork that is precise, exacting, preordained and orderly. This is true enough. But what is most notable about the ...

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. The 700-year-old fresco is thought to be the only ...

What is “Islamic art”? This question has remained open since the term was coined by Western art historians in the 19th century. The debate is alive and well today among scholars who are reassessing ...