Islamic art
Living Room, Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design
The living room preserves a number of important works of art from North Africa and Spain, the latter of which…
Damascus Room, Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design
The Damascus Room is a highlight of the Islamic art collection assembled by Doris Duke (1912–93) and is one of…
Syrian Room, Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design
The Syrian Room is one of Shangri La’s most cohesive spaces: a period room created for posterity, echoing those found…
Islamic Orient, Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
It is perhaps because of its origins that Calouste Gulbenkian revealed a particular interest in the artistic production of the…
Turkey 16-19 century, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
The Ottoman Empire, whose origins lie in the 14th century, continued in existence until shortly after World War I. This…
Iran 14-19 century, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
Iran Islamic Art in 14-19 century. The Iranian Safavids, a dynasty stretching from 1501 to 1786, is distinguished from the…
Egypt & Syria, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
Islamic Art in Egypt & Syria 12-15 century. After the Fatimid dynasty, which reigned in Egypt from 909 and 1171…
Iran & Central Aisa 12-14 century, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
12th–14th centuries is the first Islamic golden age, mostly from Syria and Iraq. Influence from Byzantine visual vocabulary (blue and…
Early Islamic art 7-12 century, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
The period of a rapid expansion of the Islamic era forms a reasonably accurate beginning for theof Islamic…
Qatar Science, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
Islamic scientific achievements encompassed a wide range of subject areas, especially astronomy, mathematics, and medicine. Other subjects of scientific inquiry…