This online course aims to introduce key concepts in the field of Arabic manuscripts and codicology. It is designed to attract participants who want to learn basic knowledge about Arabic manuscripts. The first day will provide an overview of the field of codicology and its role in the manuscript field [...]
This three-day course is an introduction to the study of pre-modern Islamicate education practices. The course will introduce historical sources and archival material on which our knowledge of pre-modern learning and knowledge transmission is based. In addition, participants will be introduced to innovative digital humanities approaches to the study of [...]
As part of a major cataloguing project supported by the Barakat Trust, the Wallace Collection is cleaning, conserving and photographing its extensive holdings of Indian arms and armour for the very first time. Meet the curators and conservators involved in this important work through an intimate tour of the Collection’s [...]
An online course organised by Leighton House with Islamic art expert, Dr Melanie Gibson. Join us for a journey of exploration and celebration, sharing our passion for tiles. Across four online sessions, you will develop and deepen your knowledge and understanding of early Islamic tiles, the tiles of Iznik and [...]
An online workshop organised by Leighton House and led by artist Ayesha Gamiet. Inspired by the lush floral patterns of Iznik and Damascus ceramics, join us to recreate a tile design, exploring traditional painting and shading techniques from the rich world of Islamic art. Workshop Outline: In the morning attendees will practice [...]
Technologies compared. Vitreous and glazed productions in Sicily, peninsular Italy, Ifrīqiya and al-Andalus between the 9th and 11th centuries Event information The study day aims to promote a first comparison between the vitreous and glazed clay productions produced in a geographical area that includes the central Mediterranean (Sicily, Ifrīqiya and [...]
This is a two-day introductory course on the theme of religious cultural heritage (RCH) in the Middle East. It aims to contextualise RCH as the living cultural heritage of its community of users. In addition, the course attempts to present RCH as a contemporary construct of its socio-political and religious [...]
Event Description: Dr. Reem El Mutwalli in conversation with Dr. Salam Fakih, a Lebanese Professor, Researcher, and Interior Architect. In addition to her 20 years’ experience in the field of design, and 14 years in educational teaching, Dr. Fakih is also a member and Head of specialized Technical Committee at [...]
With the world beginning to open up The Zay Initiative are delighted to announce that their online forthcoming ‘Arab Costume Collections: Sustaining Legacies Symposium – The Past, Present & Future ‘will be taking place on Sunday, 14th November. This will be a 2-hour online session with 2 panel sessions, the [...]
Military architecture through recent archaeological excavations and arms and armour in the Royal Armouries Collections. The course presents Muslim material cultures in a very specific context: warfare in the Middle East and Egypt during the Medieval and Modern Ages. War played a very important role in Muslim cultures and through [...]
