Islamic art is often vibrant and distinctive. Unlike Christian art, Islamic art isn't restricted to religious work, but includes all the artistic traditions in Muslim culture. Its strong aesthetic ...

When the Islamic galleries of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art reopened in 2011 (after eight years of renovation), it was heralded as a landmark moment for deepening American understanding of ...

The Detroit Institute of Arts’ new exhibition of Islamic art fills the walls and vitrines of eight dramatically lighted galleries with beautiful bowls, glassware, utensils, paintings, centuries ...

Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World is part of the United States Public Broadcasting Service’s summer series and will be broadcast nationwide in the U.S. on July 6. Related Islam ...

It’s utility from beauty. A new class of futuristic materials that grow when stretched get their abilities from the geometries of ancient Islamic art, and they could be useful in medical devices ...

A collaboration between the two museums, the exhibition traces the significant influence of Islamic art and design through the work of Cartier, from the early 20th century to the present day.

Calligraphy, the art of beautiful writing, has distinctive characteristics that set it aside from other arts. ‘Miraj’, a three-day Multilingual International Calligraphy Exhibition and Seminar ...

Print this page; Introduction to Islamic art ... The idea is that as Islam is integral to every part of a Muslim's life and makes it beautiful, so Islamic art should be used to make the things of ...