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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFrom left, Director of the Museum of Korea You Hong-june; Shaika Nasser Al-Nassr, director of the Museum of Islamic Art; Mounia Chekhab-Abudaya, deputy director of curatorial affairs at the Museum of Islamic Art; and Ambassador of Qatar to the Republic of Korea Khalid Al-Hamar view a mihrab panel displayed at the National Museum of Korea’s \u201cIslamic Art: A Journey of Splendour” exhibit in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Nov. 21. A glass flask from the Abbasid Dynasty between the 8th and 9th centuries using the \u2033marvering\u2033 technique. The “Damascus Room” The National Museum of Korea in Yongsan District, central Seoul, is set to open a comprehensive exhibit about Islamic art on Saturday. Co-organized with the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[141,450,176,4,10,362],"tags":[403,579,580,581,148,582,532],"class_list":["post-3530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-culture","category-education","category-international","category-life-style","category-qatar","tag-history","tag-islamic-art","tag-museum-of-islamic-art-in-doha","tag-national-museum-of-korea","tag-qatar","tag-seoul","tag-south-korea"],"yoast_head":"\n
\u201cThis exhibition is a meaningful opportunity to introduce Islamic art through our collaboration with the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha,\u201d he continued. \u201cI hope that visitors will gain a deeper understanding of the Islamic culture that flourished brilliantly across eras and regions, and that the exhibition will inspire reflection on the diversity of human cultures and the value of co-existence.\u201d
Shaika Nasser Al-Nassr, director of the Museum of Islamic Art, also said at the press conference, \u201cWe extend our sincere gratitude to the National Museum of Korea for the partnership and warm collaboration that have brought this exhibition to life. ‘Islamic Art: A Journey of Splendour’ reflects our commitment to nurturing cultural dialogue and mutual appreciation through the universal language of art. As we mark the 20th anniversary of Qatar Museums, this exhibition stands as a testament to our ongoing dedication to strengthening global exchange and understanding. Together, we celebrate the power of art to connect people and inspire understanding across borders.\u201d
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The exhibit is divided into three sections:
Part one, \u201cReligious Art of the Islamic World,\u201d explores the essence of Islamic art, which is the religion itself. It showcases Qur\u2019an manuscripts and architectural elements that once adorned religious spaces\u2014such as mihrab panels, mosque lamps and prayer carpets, all embellished with arabesques, geometric patterns and calligraphic inscriptions.
The second, \u201cThe Embrace and Expansion of Islamic Culture,\u201d illuminates how Islamic culture, which originated on the Arabian Peninsula, engaged with diverse regions and matured into a dynamic and syncretic cultural tradition. It features celestial globes and astrolabes \u2014 used for observing the heavens \u2014 that reflect both scientific inquiry and the curiosity that drove Islamic scholars toward new worlds across the seas. There is also glassware, ceramics and metalwork crafted by master artisans that demonstrate how, through sustained interaction and adaptation, Islamic art harmonized artistic traditions and techniques from different regions and blended into a distinctive visual culture of the Islamic world.
The final section, \u201cThe Islamic Courtly Culture and Manuscripts,\u201d highlights the flourishing worlds of art and scholarship that blossomed within the courts of the Islamic empires. It displays exquisite carpets, textiles and jewelry from the Ottoman (1299\u20131922), Safavid (1501\u20131732) and Mughal (1526\u20131857) dynasties, including a 250-centimeter-tall (8-foot, 2-inch-tall) \u201cThrone Carpet\u201d from the 17th century.
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The exhibition also includes the \u201cDamascus Room\u201d\u2014one of the signature spaces of the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha\u2014which allows visitors to rest on comfortable couches and experience the atmosphere of the period when Islamic culture flourished through digital art.\u00a0
The show was curated for children as well, with tactile materials to physically feel the displayed artefacts and the \u201cDigital Experience\u201d area, where visitors can digitally create their own geometric motifs and patterns.
On the opening day of the exhibition \u2014 Saturday \u2014 Dr. Mounia Chekhab Abudaya, deputy director of curatorial affairs at the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, eminent scholar of Islamic art and co-curator of this exhibition, will deliver a lecture titled \u201cA Journey of Splendour: Presenting Islamic Art from Doha to Seoul\u201d at 1 p.m. The lecture will be open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis without prior reservation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"