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Matisse in Studio and his Islamic collections

Royal Academy of Art Burlington House, Piccadilly, Mayfair, London

Matisse in Studio Step into the studio of Henri Matisse, brimming with the artist’s treasured objects. Focusing exclusively on their important role in his work for the first time, we will reveal how this eclectic collection took on new life in his transcendent art. Matisse drew his collection from the [...]

Barakat 30th Anniversary

British Museum Great Russell St, Bloomsbury, London

Summary Since 1987 The Barakat Trust, with the help of its supporters, has raised and distributed funds for over 600 projects, across 40 countries, supporting students, scholars, projects, museums and universities across the world. We would like to Thank our main sponsor The British Museum for supporting our 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner. [...]

Culture in Crisis: From Cairo to Aleppo; exploring the photographic archive of K.A.C Creswell

Victoria and Albert Museum Cromwell Road, London

Summary An in-depth exploration of a unique archive of Middle Eastern topographical photographs dating from the early-20th century. Professor Sir Keppel Archibald Cameron Creswell (1879 – 1974), a pioneer of medieval Islamic architectural scholarship, travelled extensively in the Middle East, photographing sites along the way and leaving an extremely important [...]

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