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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/curator-tour-of-the-arts-of-the-isl
 amic-world-at-the-mfah-free-admission/
SUMMARY:Curator Tour of the Arts of the Islamic World at the MFAH (Free Adm
 ission)
DESCRIPTION:ARAB HERITAGE MONTH AT ACC- Curator Tour of the Arts of the Isl
 amic World at the MFAH- Kinder Building\nFree Admission- RSVP Required\n\n
 Meeting Time : 4:30 p.m.  \n\nTour: Starts at 5 p.m. sharp . The tour will
  last approximately 1 hour. \n\nMeeting Place: Guests\, please park in the
  Kinder Garage and meet on the lower lobby of the Kinder Building. The ent
 rance to the garage is on Main Street\, just behind the Kinder Building\n\
 nThis event is free but RSVP is required and the space is limited to less 
 than 30 guests.\n\nJoin Dr. Aimée Froom\, curator of Art of the Islamic W
 orlds\, on a tour of the exquisite galleries for Islamic Art at the MFAH. 
 The galleries\, which include works from the al-Sabah Collection\, one of 
 the greatest collections of Islamic art in the world\, and the Hossein Afs
 har Collection\, a significant selection of Persian masterworks on extende
 d loan to the museum\, is due to the launch of a 2007 initiative at the mu
 seum spearheaded by a group unique to Houston\, philanthropists with stron
 g cultural-heritage links to historically Islamic lands. Objects range fro
 m carpets and architectural fragments to exquisite ceramics\, metalwork\, 
 jewelry\, scientific instruments\, and manuscripts. The MFAH has devoted p
 ermanent gallery space to Islamic art since 2012\, and the new Hossein Afs
 har galleries nearly double previous display space for Islamic art. Hundre
 ds of objects spanning more than 1\,000 years reflect the breadth of histo
 ric Islamic lands\, including present-day Afghanistan\, Egypt\, India\, Ir
 an\, Iraq\, Morocco\, Pakistan\, Spain\, Syria\, Tunisia\, Türkiye\, and 
 Uzbekistan" (https://www.mfah.org/exhibitions/galleries/galleries-art-isla
 mic-worlds).\n\nSpace is limited and will fill up on a first come first se
 rve basis. Don't delay signing up. \n\n We look forward to seeing you very
  special private tour!\n\n*Image Source: https://www.mfah.org/exhibitions/
 galleries/galleries-art-islamic-worlds#&gid=34d782ad0e01440b84604a40eef1b9
 d3&pid=23460485\n\nMoroccan- Qur'an Manuscript in Maghribi Script\, 1318\,
  the Museum of Fine Arts\, Houston\, Museum Purchase funded by the Honorab
 le and Mrs. Hushang Ansary\, the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fun
 d\, and the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund
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CATEGORIES:#arabic,Islamic Art,Islamic Studies
LOCATION:Nancy and Rich Kinder Building at the Museum of Fine Arts\, 5500 M
 ain street\, Houston\, TX\, 77004\, United States
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