Presentation: Facing Mecca

Reflections of Islam in Art
Tuesday, 4/29/2025
6:30 - 7:30
Virtual Library

United States

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Islam has inspired a variety of sacred art, but the scope of its influence also extends into the secular realm and to cultures across the globe. Experience the complexity and breadth of Islamic art through objects from the collection of the Asian Art Museum and learn how, after becoming the most highly regarded art form in West Asia, calligraphy spread its beauty around the world. Speaker: Aggie Brenneman. 

This is a co-sponsored program with The Asian Art Museum Docent Program, which is generously supported by the Dhanam Foundation and Society for Asian Art.
 

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