The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents the MFAH Lecture: Islam: What is It? And How is It Expressed in Art?
Dr. B. Jill Carroll, Executive Director of The Boniuk Center for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance at Rice University, will deliver a lecture on the topic of “Islam: What Is It? And How Is It Expressed In Art?”
This lecture program will be held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, on Friday, October 24 at 1:30 p.m., and again on Saturday, October 25 at 4:00 p.m.
These lectures are made possible in part by The Samuel H. Kress Foundation. These lectures are also co-sponsored by His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for the Southwestern United States.
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Museums & Exhibitions: Introduction
Detail from the Akhlaq-i Nasiri (Ethics of Nasir),
one of the paintings on display at the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian
14 March to 6 July 2008.
“Currently, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) is in the process of establishing three new museums in Cairo, Toronto and Zanzibar, as part of the Trust’s programme of cultural initiatives aimed at revitalising the heritage of communities in the Islamic world and contributing to their social and economic development.
Within these broader objectives, the museums are dedicated to presenting Islamic arts and culture in their historic, cultural and geographical diversity. Their aim is to foster knowledge and understanding both within Muslim societies and between these societies and other cultures.
At the same time, a series of travelling exhibitions and a programme of assistance to museums in developing countries are under way.
– AKTC
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“This exhibition of artistic masterpieces from the Islamic world underlines that the arts, particularly when they are spiritually inspired, can become a medium of discourse that transcends the barriers of our day-to-day experiences and preoccupations,” said His Highness the Aga Khan. “Many questions are currently being raised in the West about the Muslim world, with countless misconceptions and misunderstandings occurring between our contemporary societies. I hope that this exhibition will hold a special significance at a time which calls for enlightened encounters amongst faiths and cultures.”
Spirit and Life Exhibition,AKTC
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