Paris Museum to Exhibit Islamic Treasure at MIA
--The head of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, which is part of Les Arts Décoratifs in France and houses a prestigious collection of Islamic art and architecture, plans to hold an exhibit in Doha at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) in the second quarter of the year.
Hélène David-Weill, president of Les Arts Décoratifs in Paris – a key actor on the international cultural stage — plans to have an exhibition on French and Islamic decorative arts at the MIA to take part in the country’s year-long cultural celebration of the Arab Capital of Culture 2010 festival, a spokesperson at the French Embassy said.
The spokesperson said David-Weill, who visited the country recently, was “very excited to discover Qatar… and wants to have an exhibit at the MIA.”
“It is an ambitious program which the Musée des Arts Décoratifs is planning on… This was just one of the Embassy’s grand plans for Doha this year as it is celebrating the Capital of Arab Culture festival.”
Located in the Louvre Museum’s western wing, known as the Pavilion de Marsan, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs was founded in 1905 by members of the Union des Arts Décoratifs. It houses and displays furniture, interior design, altar pieces, religious paintings, objets d’arts, tapestries, wallpaper, ceramics and glassware, plus toys from the Middle Ages to the present day.
“The exhibit will emphasize the influence of the Decorative Arts collection in the field of decorative arts in the 19th and 20th centuries… it will also underline the role that Islamic Art plays in it.”
Les Arts Décoratifs, a state-approved non-profit organization, was the creation of collectors, patrons of the arts and manufacturers.
Its collection, gradually amassed since its creation, now comprises over 150,000 works, more than 90 percent of which are generous gifts or bequests – a tradition which has never waned, because today, each year, works are still joining its decorative arts, fashion, textiles and advertising collections.
Its activities in conserving, disseminating and teaching the decorative arts, and its collections illustrating the history of the art of living, taste and customs make it an emblematic showcase for craftsmanship and artistic creativity.
Spearheaded by David-Weill, the International Committee includes over 60 foreign patrons with a passion for France and the decorative arts.
Their efforts have been complemented by the support of the museum’s board of governors and Les Amis des Arts Décoratifs. Some 20 firms and foundations have also chosen to support the museum’s refurbishment and associate their image with that of Les Arts Décoratifs.
Source: The Peninsula
The spokesperson said David-Weill, who visited the country recently, was “very excited to discover Qatar… and wants to have an exhibit at the MIA.”
“It is an ambitious program which the Musée des Arts Décoratifs is planning on… This was just one of the Embassy’s grand plans for Doha this year as it is celebrating the Capital of Arab Culture festival.”
Located in the Louvre Museum’s western wing, known as the Pavilion de Marsan, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs was founded in 1905 by members of the Union des Arts Décoratifs. It houses and displays furniture, interior design, altar pieces, religious paintings, objets d’arts, tapestries, wallpaper, ceramics and glassware, plus toys from the Middle Ages to the present day.
“The exhibit will emphasize the influence of the Decorative Arts collection in the field of decorative arts in the 19th and 20th centuries… it will also underline the role that Islamic Art plays in it.”
Les Arts Décoratifs, a state-approved non-profit organization, was the creation of collectors, patrons of the arts and manufacturers.
Its collection, gradually amassed since its creation, now comprises over 150,000 works, more than 90 percent of which are generous gifts or bequests – a tradition which has never waned, because today, each year, works are still joining its decorative arts, fashion, textiles and advertising collections.
Its activities in conserving, disseminating and teaching the decorative arts, and its collections illustrating the history of the art of living, taste and customs make it an emblematic showcase for craftsmanship and artistic creativity.
Spearheaded by David-Weill, the International Committee includes over 60 foreign patrons with a passion for France and the decorative arts.
Their efforts have been complemented by the support of the museum’s board of governors and Les Amis des Arts Décoratifs. Some 20 firms and foundations have also chosen to support the museum’s refurbishment and associate their image with that of Les Arts Décoratifs.
Source: The Peninsula
