Karachi-born conceptual artist Rasheed Araeen’s Islam and Modernism encourages Muslim artists and scholars to learn from the Islamic history of ideas pertaining to modernity in lieu of a Eurocentric ...

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"In a rich ethnographic narrative, cultural anthropologist Kenneth George introduces one of the leading figures in the world of Asian art, Indonesian painter Abdul Djalil Pirous, and his pioneering ...

Calligraphic standard in the shape of a falcon (Golconda, India, 17th-century), perforated gilt copper (© Victoria and Albert Museum, London) Although it has manifested in ways that are manifold, the ...

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 ...

An emerald inscribed for a Mughal emperor. A Safavid-period knotted wool carpet. An Ottoman-era curtain, intricately embroidered with metal threads, which was part of the covering of the Kaaba, the ...

Museum of Islamic Art hosts MIA Family Day: Young Muslim scholars in Doha on 10 October 2026. The programme takes place at ...

Jewish and Muslim art lovers are furious at a Pittsburgh museum for postponing an Islamic art exhibition because of the Israel-Hamas War. The Frick Pittsburgh quietly postponed its exhibition, ...

KUWAIT: Islamic history has never separated the spirituality of worship from its aesthetic aspects, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology and Acting Minister of Information ...

As the World Cup draws visitors to present-day Doha, the Museum of Islamic Art reopens with an expanded vision and presentation of Islamic history. By David Belcher DOHA, Qatar — As the world’s ...

The Harvard Art Museums have appointed Ayşin Yoltar-Yıldırım as the new Norma Jean Calderwood Curator of Islamic and Later Indian Art, effective Oct. 3. Currently the Hagop Kevorkian Associate Curator ...

For 175 years, the word “Cartier” has been synonymous with iconic French glamour, from massive diamonds to carefully considered watches. But part of the jeweler’s signature style wasn’t homegrown—it ...