The Blue Qur’an is a copy of the Qur’an dating from 800-900 CE. The manuscript is known for its distinctive vivid blue or indigo pages, silver decoration and gold Kufic calligraphy. The text is ...

Previously, she has held curatorial positions at the MCA Chicago and the Studio Museum in Harlem. A graduate of the Courtauld Institute of Art, Beckwith has organized and co-organized acclaimed ...

The exhibition brings together nearly eighty works made between the 1960s and now, many of which have never been shown before outside of Colombia. Beyond the vibrant goldleaf pieces for which the ...

Michelangelo Pistoletto was invited to create his Nativity version in memory of the masterpiece stolen from the Oratorio di San Lorenzo in Palermo in 1969 and never recovered. The artwork, titled ...

The stained glass windows in Notre-Dame designed by Viollet-le-Duc were created as a coherent whole. It is a genuine creation that the architect wanted to be faithful to the cathedral's Gothic origins ...

Led by Artistic Directors Julian Raby, Amin Jaffer in his ongoing role as Director of The Al Thani Collection, and Abdul Rahman Azzam alongside Saudi artist Muhannad Shono as Curator of Contemporary ...

The critical situation has led many institutions to struggle, forcing them to reduce their activities. This reality concerns several countries across Europe and beyond, cuts to culture are paired with ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art today unveiled the design by architect Frida Escobedo for the Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing that will create a dynamic new home for The Met’s renowned ...

The newly launched website Closer to Memling offers an immersive experience into the artistic world of Hans Memling, a master of Flemish Renaissance painting. This innovative project, initiated by ...

These works represent the moment in 1949 when Swiss-born Frank returned to Europe following two years in New York City, with new perspectives and inspiration. In Paris, he observed and immortalized ...