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Tim Stanley, co-curator of the blockbuster exhibition 'Epic Iran' at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, shares with us the challenges of putting together such an ambitious exhibition, and the rewarding reception it had among the public. The show is the most significant survey of Iranian art history [...]
We are very happy to introduce our next Instagram guest curator, Almoatasem Bellah Haggag, who will be curating a series called "Cairo Inside Out". Almoatasem Bellah is an electrical engineer by training and a self-taught, avid photographer, based in Cairo. Having studied Islamic geometry for more than 3 years, he [...]
Muneer Elbaz has more than 16 years of experience in the cultural heritage field. He holds a master’s degree in architectural conservation from Cairo University in 2007. From 2005-2009, he worked in Historic Cairo and Lahore on different cultural heritage projects for the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC). Since [...]
Join photographer and writer Christopher Wilton-Steer on a colourful journey across the Silk Road to discover the cultures, peoples, traditions, flavours and beliefs he encountered during a magnificent four-month odyssey. Christopher Wilton Steer is a London-based photographer who is the Head of Communications at the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) [...]
Featuring in our new Young Perspectives series, Doğukan Atmaca explores the emergence of coffeehouses in Istanbul, and the way in which coffeehouse culture spread amid claims that cafés were the source of political unrest and seduction. Follow a fascinating story about the rise of this today commonplace institution to discover what [...]
Converging Paths has launched a new initiative to enable audiences to ask their burning questions about the artistic culture of the Islamic world to leading experts in the field. This is also a great opportunity to get an insight into the professional and day-to-day life of our specialists. [...]
Watch a recording of our latest Webinar "Stories for Change" with award-winning documentary film maker Oliver Wilkins. Using film clips, Wilkins shares two fascinating projects in Yemen and Egypt in which he worked with youth encouraging them to discover and share the stories of their heritage. Part of Converging Paths [...]
This month, May Al-Ibrashy is our selected expert. Dr. May Al-Ibrashy is a conservation architect who undertakes projects to preserve the architectural and cultural heritage of Egypt, especially Cairo. She focuses on working with local communities and ensuring that they are an integral part of any heritage preservation project. She [...]
Featuring in our new Young Perspectives series, Mysa Kafil-Hussain explores the changes that Iraqi art went through to form a unifying identity across the nation by revitalising aspects of ancient folklore and traditional art. Mysa Kafil-Hussain is currently Archive and Library Manager at Azzawi Arts. She recently completed [...]
Follow us on Instagram (barakat_org) for a new series of images of Iran by Suzan Abed. Suzan is currently a doctoral student in the Faculty of Archaeology at the University of Fayoum. Her research is about The urban changes and the built environment in Iranian cities in the era of [...]
