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International Day of Islamic Art
November 18th

The diversity of Islamic art reflects its variety throughout time and space, and its encounters with different cultures, traditions and techniques both throughout history and still today. It is constantly being revisited and reinvented across the fine and performing arts.

Museums of Islamic Art
  • Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Caada
    The first institution of its kind in the Americas
  • Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar
    Designed by I.M. Pei, the architecture is a contemporary interpretation of the principles of Islamic art
  • Palestinian Museum in Birzeit, Palestine
    Recipient of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2019, the museum was built to celebrate Palestinian heritage and with a stated aim to ‘foster a culture of dialogue and tolerance’
  • Al-Aqsa Library and Islamic Museum in Jerusalem
    A Crusader era building converted into a library and museum in the 1990s
  • Argo Contemporary Art Museum and Cultural Centre in Tehran, Iran
    A brewery converted into Iran's first independent art museum
  • Beit al-Quran Museum in Manamah, Bahrain
    A multi-purpose complex dedicated to the Islamic arts
  • Islamic Arts Museum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    The largest of its kind in Southeast Asia, housing a collection spanning the chronological and temporal history of Islam
  • Islamic Museum of Australia
    Conceived as a catalyst for expression of a Muslim presence and heritage in Australia with an architectural form representing that
  • Topkapı Sarayı in Istanbul, Türkiye
    A Ottoman palace complex that has served various functions throughout its history, now a museum

International Day of Islamic Art
November 18th

The diversity of Islamic art reflects its variety throughout time and space, and its encounters with different cultures, traditions and techniques both throughout history and still today. It is constantly being revisited and reinvented across the fine and performing arts.

Museums of Islamic Art
  • Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Caada
    The first institution of its kind in the Americas
  • Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar
    Designed by I.M. Pei, the architecture is a contemporary interpretation of the principles of Islamic art
  • Palestinian Museum in Birzeit, Palestine
    Recipient of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2019, the museum was built to celebrate Palestinian heritage and with a stated aim to ‘foster a culture of dialogue and tolerance’
  • Al-Aqsa Library and Islamic Museum in Jerusalem
    A Crusader era building converted into a library and museum in the 1990s
  • Argo Contemporary Art Museum and Cultural Centre in Tehran, Iran
    A brewery converted into Iran's first independent art museum
  • Beit al-Quran Museum in Manamah, Bahrain
    A multi-purpose complex dedicated to the Islamic arts
  • Islamic Arts Museum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    The largest of its kind in Southeast Asia, housing a collection spanning the chronological and temporal history of Islam
  • Islamic Museum of Australia
    Conceived as a catalyst for expression of a Muslim presence and heritage in Australia with an architectural form representing that
  • Topkapı Sarayı in Istanbul, Türkiye
    A Ottoman palace complex that has served various functions throughout its history, now a museum