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Congratulations New Grantee – Konstantinos Politis
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Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund Konstantinos Politis in his research. So what is the project? About the project: The Barakat Trust is delighted [...]
Aga Khan Award for Architecture – A new podcast with Farrokh Derakhshani
Hugo Cook2022-11-29T10:57:57+00:00Tags: Aga Khan, aga khan award for architecture, arab, architecture, Art, Converging Paths, cultural, Design, Farrokh Derakhshani, Iran, Islam, Islamic Art, Middle East, muslim, podcast, podcasts, publish|
Join Farrokh Derakhshani for an inside look into the 2022 Aga Khan Award for Architecture, one of the most prestigious architectural awards in the world. Find out how one [...]
News: Diriyah Biennale Foundation announces Hajj Terminal in Jeddah as the location for first-ever Islamic Arts Biennale
Hugo Cook2022-10-13T09:45:57+01:00Tags: Aga Khan, aga khan award for architecture, Arabia, archaeologist, Archaeology, architecture, Art, Art History, Asia, Awwal Bayt, Barakat, Barakat Trust, Crafts, cultural, Design, Diriyah, Diriyah Biennale Foundation, exhibition, Galleries, Haaj terminal, heritage, historical, Instagram, Islam, Islamic, Islamic Art, Islamic Arts, Islamic arts biennale, Jeddah, mosque, museum, muslim, oud, publish, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, The Hajj, Victoria and Albert Museum|
Curatorial Team from left to right: Sumayya Vally, Dr. Julian Raby, Dr. Saad Alrashid, Dr. Omniya Abdel Barr, Diriyah Biennale Foundation Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, 6 June 2022: The Diriyah [...]
The Power of the Visual: A new podcast with Ulrike Al-Khamis
Join Ulrike Al-Khamis for an inside look at the Aga Khan Museum's latest exhibition in Toronto, Canada. IMAGE? The Power of the Visual explores image-making over the centuries, exploring through the [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – Museum With No Frontiers
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund Museum With No Frontiers. So what is [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – Alya Karame
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund Dr Alya Karame of the American University [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – Yousef Moradi
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund Dr Yousef Moradi of the SOAS University [...]
Hands On Islamic Art Project – Congratulations Grantee!
Congratulations to the Museum of Islamic Arts and Heritage Foundation! Who are the Museum of Islamic Arts and Heritage [...]
Olive Oil Empires: A new podcast with Anna Leone
Join Anna Leone for a tour through time as she explores life in North Africa from the Roman era [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – Ignacio Arce
Congratulations to one of our 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund Dr Ignacio Arce of the Madrid School [...]
Congratulations New Grantee – British Museum
Congratulations to one of our successful 2022 grantees! We are thrilled to fund the International Training Programme (ITP) at [...]
Matt Saba
Matt is Visual Resources Librarian for Islamic Architecture at the Aga Khan Documentation Center, MIT Libraries. His research interests include [...]
Impermanent Monuments, Lasting Legacies: The Dār al-Khilāfa of Samarra and Palace Building in Early Abbasid Iraq
This book offers a new interpretation of early Abbasid palaces as “impermanent monuments.” Synthesizing an array of sources, ranging from [...]