By Victoria Khroundina | December 5, 2013
I’m always happy to hear about things of cultural interest happening in my hometown, so the news that the Islamic Arts Festival was taking place at the always fascinating Immigration Museum in Melbourne was most welcome. The festival took place on Sunday November 24 and was established to bring to...
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Islamic Art, Museums
By Michael Hornsby | January 30, 2013
Cornucopia was delighted to recieve a letter from subscriber Janet Surman about her recent trip to visit the painted village mosques of Denizli, which feature in the beautiful photographs by Ali Konalı and Tarkan Kutlu on the cover of issue 48. Sadly some of the mosques seem to be in...
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History, Islamic Art, Travel
By Michael Hornsby | September 26, 2012
Next week, three of the world's major auction houses present their annual smorgasbord of art from the Islamic world. Christie's lead the field this year with five sales in London, beginning with Arts of India on October 1, followed by the biennial Oriental Rugs and Carpets the next day, two...
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Islamic Art
By Michael Hornsby | May 10, 2012
In a first for a museum display of Islamic Art, the refurbished exhibition of calligraphy and manuscripts at the Sakıp Sabancı Museum incorporates video and touch-screen technology to allow visitors an augmented reality experience of the collection. Using an iPad handed to you at the door you can call up...
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Contemporary Art, Islamic Art, News
By Thomas Roueche | May 7, 2012
London’s Islamic Week is one of the city’s best-kept secrets. Rooms of unique, museum-quality Islamic artefacts go on show twice a year – albeit for only a week – offering those in the know a chance to take a close look at rarities that usually live behind closed doors in...
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Fine Art, Islamic Art
By admin | December 6, 2011
From Kütahya to the World: the Story of Tiles and Ceramics Pera MuseumMeşrutiyet Caddesi No.6534443 Tepebaşı - Beyoğlu - İstanbul
10 December Saturday, 10am Free admission Lovers of Turkish ceramics should not miss a symposium at the Pera Museum on Saturday. "From Kutahya to the World: the Story of...
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Islamic Art, Talks and Lectures
By Cornucopia | November 15, 2011
The Art of the Anatolian Kilim: Highlights from the McCoy Jones Collection de Young Museum Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco, CA, USA. 94118 Until June 10th, 2012 The de Young Museum in San Francisco has one of the largest collections of textiles in...
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Islamic Art
By Michael Hornsby | October 6, 2011
ART AT AUCTION UPDATED Following hot on the heels of the Sotheby's and Bonhams' sales of Islamic art, ceramics and textiles on Tuesday and Wednesday (see below), Christie's present a very impressive sale today and tomorrow. Cornucopia's Thomas Roueche has been to meet William Robinson, Islamic Art expert at Christie's,...
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Islamic Art
By Michael Hornsby | September 12, 2011
ART AT AUCTION Nagel Auktionen, Stuttgart, Germany Sale:
September 13, 2011. 3 p.m. Viewing:
September 10 – 12, 2011. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m; September 13, 2011. 10 a.m. to 12 noon. September 13 sees an auction of very fine Turkish wares in Stuttgart, including Iznik...
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Fine Art, Islamic Art
By Michael Hornsby | August 25, 2011
The 14th International Congress of Turkish Art Collège de France 11, place Marcelin Berthelot 75231 Paris Cedex tel : +331.44.27.12.11.
September 19 - 22 2011 Forget London 2012, or Istanbul's 2020 bid, the Olympics of Turkish art academia are just a few weeks away. The 14th International Congress of Turkish...
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Books, Fine Art, Islamic Art, Talks and Lectures
By Michael Hornsby | June 22, 2011
The 12th International Conference on Oriental Carpets, Stockholm, Sweden 16 - 18 June, 2011 ICOC XII was declared open by former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Hans Blix, a Stockholm local and, would you know it, a carpet enthusiast. Ambassador Blix also turns out to be a...
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Islamic Art, Talks and Lectures
By admin | May 19, 2011
Wannenes Art Auctions Wednesday 1st June 2011 Palazza del Melograno Piazza Campetto 2 Genoa, Italy www.wannenesgroup.com Carpets, ceramics and textile arts books
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Islamic Art
By admin | May 19, 2011
Artcurial Thursday 9th June 2011 Hotel Marcel Dassault 7 rond-point de Champs-Élyssés 75008 Pariswww.artcurial.com Orientalist art books
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Islamic Art
By admin | May 19, 2011
Gros & Delettrez Monday 20th June 2011 Drouot-Richelieu-Salle 1-7 22 rue Drouot, Paris www.gros-delettrez.com
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Fine Art, Islamic Art
By Cornucopia | March 31, 2011
It's going to be a sterling show at Bonham's next week, what with the Modern and Contemporary Turkish Art and Islamic and Indian sales both taking place on 5 April. Arts Diary has already had a look at the former, but the latter definitely deserves a mention. Perhaps the most...
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Islamic Art
By Cornucopia | March 17, 2011
In what promises to be a sparkling Islamic Week at the London auction houses this April, the star turn will undoubtedly come from the Stuart Cary Welch Collection. On 20 March there will be a discussion of the collection at Sotheby's New York branch, in conjunction with Asia Week New...
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Islamic Art, Talks and Lectures
By Cornucopia | March 4, 2011
Two intriguing talks are coming up at SOAS this month. On 10 March, Sami de Giosa will speak about the incredible late-Mamluk artistic and cultural renaissance, in a lecture entitled 'Sultan Qaytbay and the artistic revival in Cairo during the late 15th Century.' This period has long been under-researched, and...
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Islamic Art, Talks and Lectures
By Cornucopia | February 7, 2011
Having temporarily been forced to vacate its galleries at the Sakıp Sabancı Museum to make way for the Jameel Prize show, the world-class calligraphy collection held there has now returned to its rightful place. Not only is the original selection on display, but new pieces have been added, including works...
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Islamic Art
By Cornucopia | February 7, 2011
Next month, Professor Dr Nurhan Atasoy will be giving a series of lectures across the United States with the support of the Turkish Cultural Foundation. On 14 March, the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, Ann Arbor, will be treated to a talk entitled "Ottoman Gardens." This talk will be repeated on...
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Islamic Art, Talks and Lectures
By Cornucopia | January 31, 2011
It was with great sadness that we received the news of Edmund de Unger's death on Tuesday 25 January, at the age of 92. A passionate collector of Islamic art since his early years, his collection encompassed carpets and textiles, ceramics, metal, rock crystal and miniatures. For many years, the...
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