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The Met's first Islamic galleries were called "Islamic Art" and opened in 1975. When they reopened in 2011, they were also given a new name: "New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey ...
Is the Met afraid of Mohammed? The Metropolitan Museum of Art quietly pulled images of the Prophet Mohammed from its Islamic collection and may not include them in a renovated exhibition area slate… ...
“Divine Geometry: Islamic Art at the Wadsworth Atheneum” would seem to suggest artwork that is precise, exacting, preordained and orderly. This is true enough. But what is most notable about ...
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 ...