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 ...

Islamic art historians and archaeologists are calling into question a Swedish medieval textile expert’s claim that the word “Allah” has been found on a 10th century Viking funeral garment discovered ...

LONDON.- Christie's much anticipated bi-annual auction of Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Rugs and Carpets will take place on 12 November, celebrating over a millen ...

Islamic­ influenced art and imagery has cropped up in games from Journey to Prince of Persia, but now a couple of game developers are out to prove that despite its conspicuous rarity in the medium, ...

There was a particular moment in history when no artistic field was immune to the influence of Islamic design, writes Cath Pound. Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity, currently on show at ...

Qur'an, calligrapher Khalil Allah b. Mahmud Shah, Turkey, Ottoman period, September 1517 Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul Qur'an, Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period, January, 1576, ink, ...

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.

Islamic art in Australia – regardless of the era – is inaccessible and largely overlooked. It is sparsely displayed in our public galleries, rarely taught as a dedicated subject in Australian ...

News coverage is dominated by the aftermath of the “Innocence of Muslims” film, the French satirical cartoons and just this week, Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy’s arrest for vandalizing ...

The Honolulu hideaway built by "the richest girl in the world" is now a museum showcasing her unique collection of Islamic Art. David Franzen On their honeymoon in 1935, husband Cromwell wrote, Duke ...

(Credit: Keir Collection of Islamic Art/ Dallas Museum of Art) There was a particular moment in history when no artistic field was immune to the influence of Islamic design, writes Cath Pound. Cartier ...