Our upcoming Events

Reviving the Ancient, or Stepping Out of its Shadow? The Journey of Modern Art in Egypt

November 27 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

UK Partner Events

Reviving the Ancient, or Stepping Out of its Shadow? The Journey of Modern Art in Egypt

November 27 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Past Events

Matisse in Studio and his Islamic collections

22/09/2017 @ 6:30 am - 10:00 pm

Barakat 30th Anniversary

05/10/2017 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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

03/11/2017 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

The Barakat Trust’s Grants 2018 Open for Applications

03/01/2018 @ 9:00 am - 31/03/2018 @ 12:00 am

Misr and Mosque: Architectural Splendour and Political Authority in Medieval Cairo

19/07/2018 @ 6:30 am - 8:00 am

The Barakat Trust’s Lectures with Leighton House Museum

04/10/2018 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

The Arabesque in the Architecture of Islamic Cairo (9th – 16th Century)

11/10/2018 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Pop-Up Palaces: A journey through 1000 years of Egypt’s ceremonial tent-making tradition

14/11/2018 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Literary and visual themes in 17th century manuscript of the Divan of Baki

11/12/2018 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Converging Paths: Cultural Encounters in Medieval Islam

February 12 @ 12:00 am

Converging Paths: Joseph Tawadros – The Art of the Oud

March 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Halos and Hunting: Depicting Power at Jahangir’s Court

April 2 @ 6:45 pm - 8:30 pm

Departures: A Photographic Journey Through the Islamic World

April 12 @ 10:00 am - May 3 @ 6:00 pm

Departures Exhibition: Free Curator’s Tours with The Barakat Trust

April 13 @ 12:00 pm - May 1 @ 12:45 pm

Converging Paths: Photography and the Middle East: Documentation, Orientalism and Espionage

April 18 @ 6:45 pm - 8:30 pm

Making the Modern Using the Traditional: The Materiality of Mosque and Church

May 8 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Time & Earthly Paradise: Watchmaking inspired by great buildings of the Islamic World

May 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Palm Revolution: From Discarded Palm Ribs to Contemporary Furniture

May 11 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Past & Present: Modern Islamic Architecture in the Gulf

May 16 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Site Visit: 15 Clerkenwell Close

June 5 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm