Islamic Treasures Unveiled at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston unveiled more than 10 centuries of Islamic art Saturday, starting a year-long exhibition highlighting roughly 60 pieces from the renowned Kuwaiti museum Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah (DAI).
Thanks to the massive geographic size of the Muslim world — which, at its height, maintained an influence that stretched from Spain to China — Islam has evolved as a particularly inclusive culture, incorporating countless artistic influences through the centuries.
"We've selected data-x-items to give people a broad overview of Islamic art," explains curator Giovanni Curatola, a scholar at the University of Udine who assisted in creating the MFAH show. "The artwork is so incredibly varied that we've decided to concentrate on showing a range of periods and materials: stone, glass, metal, wood, ivory and jewelry."
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"We've selected data-x-items to give people a broad overview of Islamic art," explains curator Giovanni Curatola, a scholar at the University of Udine who assisted in creating the MFAH show. "The artwork is so incredibly varied that we've decided to concentrate on showing a range of periods and materials: stone, glass, metal, wood, ivory and jewelry."
Source: houston.culturemap
