The Louvre, Paris 23 November 2022 – 6 March 2023 This exhibition takes visitors on a fascinating journey to the crossroads of civilisations, in the heart of central Asia, in Uzbekistan, where Samarkand and Bokhara are household names. But many other trading posts in the region brought to light works of art that are now […]
ab 9. April 2022 bis 6. November 2022 https://www.schallaburg.at/de/ausstellung Montag bis Freitag: 9.00 bis 17.00 UhrSamstag, Sonn- und Feiertage: 9.00 bis 18 Uhr
20 June – 30 July 2022 BULAC Paris https://www.bulac.fr/ Henry Viollet (1880-1955) a été une figure pionnière des études sur le patrimoine bâti islamique. Découvrez une partie de la riche documentation qu’il a rassemblée au cours de ses missions au Moyen-Orient (1904-1913) : photographies, carnets de voyages, notes archéologiques, travaux préparatoires… https://www.bulac.fr/dans-lobjectif-dhenry-viollet-les-monuments-islamiques-travers-un-fonds-darchives-inexplore-1904
April 6–August 8, 2022, GETTY VILLA https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/persia/ Ancient Iran, historically known as Persia, was the dominant nation of western Asia for over a millennium (about 550 BC–AD 650), with three native dynasties controlling an empire of unprecedented size and complexity. This exhibition, part of the Getty Museum’s program The Classical World in Context, explores the artistic and […]
A Special Exhibition January 27–August 28, 2022 The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago https://oi100.uchicago.edu/jls Joseph Lindon Smith (American, 1863–1950) was already an accomplished painter, celebrated for his ability to capture archaeological subjects with vivid realism, when he was invited to Persepolis by James Henry Breasted, OI founder and then director, in 1935 to join the OI […]
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 to Wednesday, June 1, 2022 https://ism.yale.edu/event/exhibition-photographs-dura-europos-1922-2022-and-onward The exhibition connects the past, present, and future of research on Dura-Europos, Syria, and forms part of Yale’s centennial commemoration of the Yale-French Excavations. The contribution of Dura-Europos to our understanding of cultural diversity and religious life in the ancient Middle East is extraordinary. Houses renovated […]
January 22, 2022–May 8, 2022, University Research Gallery, Harvard Art Museums Discover what textiles made and worn in medieval Egypt tell us about connection and belonging in a diversifying world. From swaddling newborns to enshrouding the deceased, woven fabrics touch nearly every aspect of human existence. The textiles in this exhibition are particularly meaningful, for […]
January 22-June 6, 2022 The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum Washington, DC https://museum.gwu.edu/indian-textiles-1000-years-art-and-design Vibrant textiles have long been synonymous with Indian culture. Their distinctive abstract, floral and figurative patterns have inspired countless variations. Featuring masterworks from The Textile Museum Collection and the private collection of Karun Thakar, this major exhibition and accompanying […]
1. Oktober 2021 bis 31. Mai 2022 Weltmuseum, Vienna https://www.weltmuseumwien.at/ausstellungen/aus-afghanistan/ Die Einnahme Kabuls durch die Taliban im August 2021 und die Bilder, die davon um die Welt gingen, fordern einen genaueren Blick auf Afghanistan und seine Menschen. Die Sammlungen des Weltmuseums Wien geben einen Einblick in das Leben, die Geschichte und die Kulturen Afghanistans. Wir […]
04.12.2021 to 20.03.2022 https://www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/iran-five-millennia-of-art-and-culture/James-Simon-Galerie Staatliche Museen zu Berlin For the first time in a Berlin institution, the cultural history of Iran – from the early civilisations through to the modern era – is the focus of a major art-historical survey exhibition. Some 360 objects from the Sarikhani Collection in London will be on display, alongside […]
Persian art 