A major traveling exhibition of Islamic art and culture, spanning more than ten centuries and including artworks from throughout the Islamic world, opened in Seville (Spain) on October 25, 2013.
Oct 26, 2013A unique exhibition featuring Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, opened at the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden (Netherlands). Magnificent objects, personal stories and in-depth reports present a comprehensive picture of this impressive pilgrimage, in which millions of people from all over the world take part each year. The exhibition is a result of collaboration with the British Museum in London.
Oct 05, 2013The Focus-Abengoa Foundation announced the organization of a major travelling exhibition of Islamic art and culture, spanning more than ten centuries and including artworks from throughout the Islamic world, which will open in Seville this October, and travel to the Dallas Museum of Art, USA in spring 2014.
Jun 30, 2013The David Collection focuses on flowers with a new special exhibition that illustrates the overwhelming visual importance of plant motifs for art in the world of Islam. The exhibition will run until October 27, 2013.
May 29, 2013In this article we are presenting exclusive photos from the current restoration of the Ferhat Beg Mosque, one of the most important Balkan mosques from the Ottoman period.
May 20, 2013The newly built Islamic Center and the Mosque officially opened in Rijeka, Croatia on May 4, 2013. This is the first Mosque in this city, and the third in Croatia.
May 11, 2013In our first digital issue, we have featured the interview with Bosnian architect Amar Cudic. In the interview, we learned about the project of The City Mosque in Konjic.
Mar 09, 2013“One's spiritual progress is definitely directly linked to one’s improvement in the art of calligraphy. It is a sacred art because it expresses mostly the words of the Holy Qur’an. It requires a great deal of patience and peacefulness within the heart. If the heart is restless or distracted, the outcome is sloppy... I find myself only doing well when I’m totally involved with mind, body and soul, otherwise the art will suffer.“ (Sana Naveed)
Jan 03, 2013A special exhibition that showcases some 150 objects from the Persian cultural sphere, including luxury glazed ceramics of the early and medieval Islamic era, illustrated manuscripts of medieval epic poems, and lacquerware of the early modern era
Dec 18, 2012"My art is a reference to share the beauty, the divine mystery and an inner surface that expressing cosmic beauty heals the diseases of the soul." (Maimouna Patrizia Guerresi)
Aug 24, 2012Naz often works with natural elements such as stems, salt and spices but also enjoys exploring the relationship between the different elements. “I enjoy creating order out of chaos, which is a sort of meditation for me,†said Naz. “The materials I use hold a collective memory, either my own personal narrative or in conjunction to the origin of the materials.â€
Jul 12, 2012In February this year, a retrospective of art by Lubna Agha was featured at the Gardiner Art Gallery on the campus of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. An outstanding exhibition featuring many of her recent paintings, it would be Lubna’s last. Lubna passed away May 6 at her home in Boston, Massachusetts.
May 26, 2012
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