Islamic art includes all the artistic traditions in Muslim culture Islamic art is often vibrant and distinctive. Unlike Christian art, Islamic art isn't restricted to religious work, but includes all ...

What is culture? In today’s globalized world, we are familiar with seeing various cultural objects and ornamentation outside of their original location or context. If culture is not fixed and bound to ...

The future of Islamic art, boycott calls at the Venice Biennale, a guide to New York's spring art fairs, and a different kind of Frida Kahlo exhibition.

The new exhibit “In the Fields of Empty Days: The Intersection of Past and Present in Iranian Art” is the culmination of four years of work by LACMA’s Islamic art curator, Linda Komaroff. Assembling ...

In Athens’ old city, the Benaki Museum of Islamic Art stands as a testament to the cultural bridge between Greece and the rich artistic traditions of the Muslim world. Since 2004, the museum has been ...

When they decided to build the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, the veteran Chinese-American architect IM Pei was summoned out of retirement to design it. The fact that the then 86-year-old Pei was best ...

This month, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will unveil a new show of over 100 Iranian artworks dating from the 6th to the 19th century. The exhibition, titled “Bestowing Beauty: Masterpieces From ...

It took a car bomb to get the funds to renovate Egypt's Museum of Islamic Art, but three years later, a restored museum with modern galleries has reopened to showcase the museum's historic treasures.

The finery of tapestry and carpets, the grandeur of soaring arches in mosques and palaces, and the beauty of calligraphy are just some of the art forms highlighted in a new film by Unity Productions ...

Last week Stephennie Mulder, who teaches the history of Islamic Art and Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, was in Ireland to deliver the annual Chester Beatty lecture. The subject was ...

Islamic Art Museum in the Bab Al-Khalq area in the heart of Historic Cairo is considered the largest Islamic art museum in the world; where the museum houses more than 100,000 diverse artifacts of ...