The Barakat Trust Grants 2024, Q&A Session 3 (English Only)

The Barakat Trust Grant 2023 Question & Answer Session in English.  Monday 4 March 2024, 2pm - 3 pm GMT. Join us for a question and answer session with the Director of The Barakat Trust, Seif El Rashidi on the Grants Programme 2024 and the application process. This Q&A session [...]

جلسة سؤال وجواب (رقم 3) بالعربية حول برنامج مِنح وقف بركات | 26 فبراير 2023، من الساعة 4:00 م –5:00 م بتوقيت غرينتش

للراغبين بالتقدم لبرنامج "مِنح وقف بركات" (2023) للحفاظ على تاريخ الفن والعمارة والتراث الثقافي في العالم الإسلامي. دعوة لحضور جلسة سؤال و جواب موعد الجلسة: الأحد 26 فبراير 2023، من الساعة 4:00 م – 5:00 م  بتوقيت غرينتش (الساعة 7:00 م  –  8:00 م بتوقيت مكة المكرمة).     أطلق وقف بركات [...]

News: Diriyah Biennale Foundation announces Hajj Terminal in Jeddah as the location for first-ever Islamic Arts Biennale

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 Biennale Foundation (DBF) is proud to announce that the inaugural edition of the Islamic Arts Biennale will take place at [...]

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 Foundation? The Museum of Islamic Arts and Heritage Foundation (MIAH) was formed by a group of researchers and heritage practitioners at the University of Birmingham, England. They are eager to share [...]

The Silver Ratio

The Silver Ratio, though less well know than it's shiny cousin, has similar mathematical properties and hence can be used to generate a highly flexible grid structure.​ After an introductory, contextual slide show exploring the proportional qualities of the Silver Ratio and their relevance to pattern design, we will construct [...]

14 Dynasties and a Region Exhibition e-Launching by Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (IAMM) & Tokyo National Museum (TNM)

Invitation to attend e-launch of the exhibition 14 Dynasties and a Region: The History and Culture of the Muslim World The Collection of the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia Dear friends and colleagues, We would like to invite you to the launching ceremony of our upcoming exhibition 14 Dynasties and a [...]

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Geometry of the Islamic World

Come and join us on this practical journey of discovery as we travel half way around the globe to source the finest examples of Islamic Geometric Pattern; Persia, Turkey, Syria, India, and Moorish Morocco and Al-Andalus will feature in our travels. The genius of the craftsmen geometers from the Islamic [...]

Art of Ottoman Floral Illumination

A unique three-day practical painting workshop where participants will explore and take inspiration from exquisite silk fabrics from the Ottoman Empire. These luxurious textiles were characterised by large-scale stylised floral patterns including carnations, tulips, roses, hyacinths and cherry blossoms and highlighted by shimmering gold and silver threads which are now [...]

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Converging Paths 2020

The Barakat Trust and Asia House are very happy to announce the second edition of our dynamic Converging Paths: Creative Encounters with the Islamic World. The series is a curated programme catering to audiences of different ages sharing the arts and heritage of the Islamic world through exciting performances, exhibitions, film, discussions, [...]

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