Iranian tiles, especially Isfahan tiles and Tabriz tiles, became some of the most important crafts in Iran and were used in churches, mosques, schools, and other buildings. The art of tile making in ...

Those wondrously intricate tile mosaics that adorn medieval Islamic architecture may cloak a mastery of geometry not matched in the West for hundreds of years. Historians have long assumed that sheer ...

Doctoral Candidate (Oriental Studies - Islamic Art and Archaeology), University of Oxford; Curatorial Researcher, Nicholson Collection, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney In 2005, the Art ...

Dubai's Filmfare night: All the top stars attending In pictures: Strong earthquake strikes Pakistan Islamabad: The centuries-old Islamic art of calligraphy is often found on the walls of mosques and ...

Curatorial Researcher, Nicholson Museum; Research Assistant, Museum & Heritage Studies Program, University of Sydney Islamic art and culture is seldom on display in Australia’s museums and galleries, ...

The "Throne Carpet," center, from the Safavid Empire in the 17th century, is on display at the National Museum of Korea's new Islamic art exhibition on Nov. 21. [YONHAP] The National Museum of Korea ...

Islamic art includes all the artistic traditions in Muslim culture Islamic art is often vibrant and distinctive. Unlike Christian art, Islamic art isn't restricted to religious work, but includes all ...

Islamic art is art made as part of the religion of Islam close IslamIslam is the name of the religion, and its followers are known as Muslims. and forms part of religious life. It can also mean art ...

Cinderella arrives in triumph at the ball—or, rather, at the British Museum. Of the three great collections of Islamic art in the West, the museum has always been the dowdy sister in the shadows. The ...

Cinderella arrives in triumph at the ball—or, rather, at the British Museum. Of the three great collections of Islamic art in the West, the museum has always been the dowdy sister in the shadows. The ...

From the expansion of the Umayyad Empire in the seventh century until the fall of the Ottomans in the early 20th century, Muslim artists produced a stream of masterpieces that circulated across the ...