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 ...

This semester, students in HIAA 1410C: "What Is Islamic Art?" are using the University's Minassian Collection to explore questions surrounding the history, limitations and contemporary status of ...

Navina Haidar, an Islamic art curator at the Met, says she isn't interested in ideology: "The only place where we allow ourselves any passion is... Opulent And Apolitical: The Art Of The Met's Islamic ...

Ceramic vessels originating in the Islamic world once adorned the facades of churches and other Christian monuments, while Christian symbols such as the cross embellished columns, slabs, and other ...

The largest Islamic arts festival in America returns to the University of Houston for its 12th year, featuring more than 5,000 works by over 50 artists from across the country. The two-day event ...

Islamic art can be misunderstood, particularly in the idea that it entirely forbids depictions of living beings. This view, however, ignores the historical complexities involved. In truth, animals and ...