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Islamic Collection at Victoria and Albert Museum: Mosque lamp

21.04.2010. in Art Collections

LAMP MADE FOR A MADRASAH FOUNDED BY THE MAMLUK OFFICIAL AQBUGHA, EGYPT OR SYRIA, ABOUT 1340.

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Islamic collection in DIA: Qur’an

03.04.2010. in Art Collections

This magnificent Qur'an is a part of Islamic collection in Detroit Institute of Arts.

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Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum

20.03.2010. in Art Collections

Exhibition: 17 March - 6 June 2010. This is the first time the Aga Khan’s collection has been exhibited in Germany. More than 200 masterpieces have been chosen to document more than one thousand years of cultural history. The works on display in Berlin’s Martin-Gropius-Bau are from the collection of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.

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Treasures of the Moscow Kremlin at the Topkapi Palace

18.02.2010. in Art Collections

House to the Ottoman reign for nearly 400 years, the Topkapi Palace is prepared to host the distinguished items of Moscow’s Kremlin Palace these days.