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A Trove of Islamic Artifacts Will Return to the Museum That Sought to Sell Them Off After the Al Thani Collection Foundation Stepped In

Hundreds of rare Islamic artifacts that a Jerusalem museum pulled from the auction block last fall at the 11th hour are headed back to Israel for good thanks to a deal with a private foundation. Last ...
The Times of Israel

Jerusalem Islamic museum scraps Sotheby’s sale of its exhibits following outrage

Following outrage from both Israeli and international archaeological and cultural authorities, Jerusalem’s Museum of Islamic Art asked on Monday to delay the sale of part of its storied collection, ...
U.S. News & World Report

Museum of Islamic Art

Located in the southern sliver of Islamic Cairo, the Museum of Islamic Art boasts a stunning collection of art from every era of Islamic history in Egypt. Here, you'll find examples of everything from ...
The Times of Israel

Jerusalem’s Islamic art museum says it has to auction off part of its collection

Facing financial pressure, Jerusalem’s L.A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art will sell part of its storied collection in October through Sotheby’s London. Nearly 200 objects of Islamic art from the museum ...
Saudi Moments on MSN

Makkah Museum exhibits rare 60-page Quran

The Holy Qur'an Museum in the Hira Cultural District has unveiled a rare manuscript featuring a 60-page Quran, with each page ...
The Star

Splendour of the spiritual at Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

The 'Alif Lam Ra: Contemporary Muslim Calligraphy' exhibition, spread across two halls at IAMM, features the works of 42 contemporary Islamic calligraphers from various countries. Photo: The ...
Hebdo Ahram

Celebrating the Islamic Museum

The beat of a military band filled the evening air of Al-Manial Palace garden as Egypt celebrates the centenary of the Museum of Islamic Art Following a fifteen-minute documentary of recent ...
Artnet

In Pictures: See the Treasures of Middle Eastern History and Culture Inside Qatar’s Newly Revamped Museum of Islamic Art

Ahead of the FIFA World Cup set to take place in Qatar in November 2022, the museum has been given a makeover. Ahead of the FIFA World Cup set to take place in Qatar this November, the Museum of ...
islamweb

Sharjah museum links past and present

The United Arab Emirates' first Islamic Museum officially opened last month. But the building, which has aroused intense interest during its restoration, is not in Dubai or the capital Abu Dhabi. In ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Islamic museum designed to fill gaps in cultural landscape

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. EMILY BOURKE: For three years a corporate banker has been striving to realise his dream of establishing ...
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Islamic Art Museum

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 ...