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A New Cultural Landmark Opens in Doha: Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art

December 31, 2010 by  
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DOHA.- For its inauguration, Mathaf presents three exhibitions featuring historic works of Arab modernism and many newly commissioned works, which will be on view at two sites in Doha, Qatar. Mathaf opens its new building with Sajjil: A Century of Modern Art, the first in an ongoing series of exhibitions that will survey its unparalleled permanent collection, on view from December 30, 2010 (closing date to be announced). Sajjil, an Arabic word meaning the art of recording, features more than [...]

After a Seven-Year Facelift Cairo Islamic Art Museum Reopens

August 5, 2010 by  
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CAIRO (REUTERS).- The world’s biggest museum of Islamic art will reopen in Cairo in coming weeks after a seven-year facelift, museum officials said on Wednesday. Tourists flock by the millions to the Pyramids at Giza and the Temples of Luxor dating back more than 3,000 years but the wealth of art and design heralded by the arrival of Islam to Egypt in the 7th century tends to take second place. Before it closed in 2003, only a few thousand curious [...]

8 Most Original Art Museums Exterior Designs

April 13, 2010 by  
Filed under Design & Architecture, Featured

Denver Art Museum The Denver Art Museum is an art museum in Denver, Colorado (DUH!). New design of the building was created by Studio Daniel Libeskind and Denver company named Davis Partnership Architects. As you can see this concept design is based on shape irregularities and changing vectors. Pretty impressive and spectacular exterior design makes this building one of the most remarkable sights in Colorado. Lentos Art Museum Lentos Art Museum is situated in City of Linz, Austria. Zurich architects [...]

Detroit Institute of Arts Opens New Permanent Islamic Gallery

February 28, 2010 by  
Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions

DETROIT, MI.- In the heart of the largest concentration of Muslims in the U.S., the Detroit Institute of Arts this weekend is opening a new permanent gallery of Islamic art showcasing exhibits including a rare 15th-century Quran of a Mongol conqueror. “The Arab and Islamic community is significant enough that it needs to see itself in the museum,” said director Graham W.J. Beal. “Their collection had not been shown very prominently in the previous recent decades.” Sunday’s opening comes as [...]