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Working on the collection of the ‘Eastern Museum’ at Kedleston Hall, Derby.
Read more about this new project to research and tell the stories of the collection of Islamic art at Kedleston Hall near Derby, UK, a project supported by The Barakat [...]
ASK THE EXPERT: GLAIRE ANDERSON
ASK THE EXPERT This month, Glaire Anderson is our selected expert! Glaire is a specialist in Islamic visual culture with a focus on medieval Iberia and the age of the [...]
New Podcast: Searching for Minarets in the Mountains with Tharik Hussain
Journalist and travel writer Tharik Hussain shares his experiences of searching for and documenting the little-known Muslim heritage of Europe. Tharik Hussain is a Bangladeshi-born, British-Muslim, travel writer, journalist and [...]
Converging Paths Podcasts 2021 “Why Art History?” with Wendy Shaw
Wendy Shaw, Professor of Islamic Art History at the Free University of Berlin, reflects on the importance of art history [...]
Nilay Ozlu Curates Images of Topkapi Palace
We are happy to welcome this month's instagram guest curator, Nilay Ozlu, who will be curating a series about Topkapi [...]
YOUNGperspectives: A platform to support students and early career researchers
YOUNGperspectives, part of Converging Paths 2021, is a platform to support students and early career researchers who have exciting topics [...]
Instagram Guest Curator: Bernard O’Kane
We are happy to announce our new Instagram guest curator: Professor Bernard O'Kane, who is curating a series of images [...]
Ask An Expert: Zeynep Yurekli
Converging Paths has launched a new initiative to enable audiences to ask their burning questions about the artistic culture of [...]
Converging Paths 2021 – “Art, Revolution and People’s Voices” a new podcast with Bahia Shehab
Artist, educator and activist Bahia Shehab discusses the role of artists at times of political change, and reflects on what [...]
The Pearling Path: Webinar Available Now!
The Pearling Path: A Webinar about the Revitalisation of Muharraq, Bahrain, with Noura Al-Sayeh Pearls have been an object [...]
The Barakat Trust Grants Awards Programme is Now Open
The Barakat Trust Grants Awards Programme is now open! The Barakat Trust’s grant applications programme for 2021 opened on 1 [...]
Episode 9 Season 2: Who are the Parsis? with Sarah Stewart
Dr Sarah Stewart is Shapoorji Pallonji Senior Lecturer in Zoroastrianism and co-chair of the Institute of Zoroastrian Studies at SOAS, as [...]
Podcast 8 Season 2: Reviving the Cradle of Hindustani Culture with Ratish Nanda
Ratish Nanda, CEO of Aga Khan Cultural Services - India, tells us about his work and how the Aga Khan [...]