MATHAF - ARAB MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
DOHA, QATAR / Mathaf - Arab Museum of Modern Art: Qatar Museums Authority announces the opening on December 30, 2010 of its new Institution.
Oct 17, 2010Articles
Extremely rare manuscript of the Holy Qur’an on sale
Comparable manuscripts were sold e.g. to the Sultan of Brunei in 2006 for $10 Millions or to an anonymous bidder for $4,3 Million in 2007. The starting price at our forthcoming auction on the 9th of October is set at €.900.000
Oct 08, 2010
Sotheby’s First-Ever Sale of Islamic Art Realises £7 Million - Well Above Pre-Sale Expectation
LONDON.- Sotheby’s first-ever Evening Sale of Islamic Art, A Princely Collection: Treasures from the Islamic World, tonight realised the remarkable total of £7,070,550, against a pre-sale estimate of £3.4-4.8 million, and established strong sell-through rates by lot and value of 96% and 88% respectively. Of the lots sold, 75% achieved sums in excess of their pre-sale high estimates.
Oct 07, 2010
The sale of Arts of the Islamic World at Sotheby’s
LONDON, 6th October 2010/ The sale of Arts of the Islamic World contains a fine selection of rare objects encompassing the full scope of the Islamic lands. There are 408 lots available for buying and you can see all of them on their website.
Oct 02, 2010
God Is Beautiful; He Loves Beauty: The Object in Islamic Art and Culture
The Symposium, titled God Is Beautiful; He Loves Beauty: The Object in Islamic Art and Culture will be held at the new Museum of Islamic Art (designed by I.M. Pei) October 29-31, 2011 in Doha, Qatar. The keynote speaker will be Paul Goldberger, the Pulitzer-Prize winning architecture critic and writer for the New Yorker, who will discuss the Museum building as a work of Islamic art on Saturday, October 29, 2011.
Sep 25, 2010
Cairo to reopen Islamic art museum
Egypt is set to reopen the world's largest museum of Islamic art in the capital city of Cairo after a seven-year restoration and refurbishment project.
Aug 05, 2010
A Short Film Festival: Women’s Voices from the Muslim World
Millions of women around the world are disconnected from one another and unheard by the world. Speak up in the struggle for women’s rights. Tell your story. Tell her story.
Jul 26, 2010
Genocide in Srebrenica
On the occasion of 15th anniversary of the genocide against the Bosniaks of Srebrenica, which was committed by Serbian military forces, today in the Memorial Center in Potocari 775 identified victims of crimes in Srebrenica (774 Bosniaks and 1 Catholic) will be buried.
Jul 11, 2010
Days of open door of the Bosniak Institute
Bosniak Institute in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is pleased to announce that on the occasion of the 9th anniversary of the Bosniak Institute - Foundation Zulfikarpasic will have "Days of open door of the Bosniak Institute" from 26th of May until 2nd of June 2010.
May 24, 2010
Fifteen galleries for the Arts of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia
After a comprehensive eight-year construction project, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will open its Galleries for the Arts of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia in fall 2011, in a newly renovated space of nearly 19,000 square feet (1,800 square meters). Fifteen galleries are grouped by geographical region around a central space overlooking the Roman Court below.
May 04, 2010
THE CONFERENCE “CENTRES AND PERIPHERES IN OTTOMAN ARCHITECTURE: REDISCOVERING A BALKAN HERITAGE”
The conference "Centres and peripheries in Ottoman architecture: rediscovering a Balkan heritage" will be held April 22-24 (2010) in Sarajevo – Faculty of Philosophy. This conference is organized by CULTURAL HERITAGE WITHOUT BORDERS (CHwB) in cooperation with the FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY at the UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO.
Apr 20, 2010
2nd Penang International Print Exhibition 2010
Call for submissions 2nd Penang International Print Exhibition 2010
Mar 18, 2010
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