Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin
Monday, 5 August 2019 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General , Berlin , Museums, Exhibitions , UNESCO World Heritage
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The Museum of Islamic Art is located in the
Pergamon Museum and is one of the
Berlin State Museums . The museum exhibits a variety of works of
Islamic art from the
7th to the
19th century from the area between Spain and India.
The excavation activities in Ctesiphon , Samarra and Tabgha as well as the acquisition possibilities led to the fact that Egypt , the Middle East and Iran in particular are important focal points. Other regions are represented by important collection objects or groups, such as: For example, the calligraphy and miniature painting from the Mughal Empire or the Sicilian ivory art.
Quran box from Cairo © flickr.com - Richard Mortel/cc-by-2.0
The museum was founded in 1904 by
Wilhelm von Bode as
Islamic Department in the
Kaiser Friedrich Museum (now
Bode Museum ) and initially built by
Friedrich Sarre as a volunteer leader. The occasion was the donation of the facade of the
Umayyad desert castle
Mshatta by the Ottoman Sultan
Abdülhamid II to Kaiser
Wilhelm II . Together with 21 carpets donated by Bode, the facade formed the basis of the collection. Because of their size, the importance for art history or the popularity among museum visitors, today the following exhibition parts should be mention:
In addition to the permanent exhibition, the museum also exhibits modern art from the Islamic world.Museum of Islamic Art (Smart Traveler App by U.S. Department of State - Weather report by weather.com - Johns Hopkins University & Medicine - Coronavirus Resource Center - Global Passport Power Rank - Democracy Index - GDP according to IMF, UN, and World Bank - Global Competitiveness Report - Corruption Perceptions Index - Press Freedom Index - World Justice Project - Rule of Law Index - UN Human Development Index - Global Peace Index - Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index ). Photos by Wikimedia Commons. If you have a suggestion, critique, review or comment to this blog entry, we are looking forward to receive your e-mail at comment@wingsch.net . Please name the headline of the blog post to which your e-mail refers to in the subject line.VIDEO
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