Museums
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Nigerian ambassador visit Imam Reza holy shrine: "I’ve never experienced such a feeling anywhere else"
Priceless artifacts in Imam Reza holy shrine museums exhibit Iranians hard work over the years. "The architecture of the museum, the way the precious ancient carpets was preserved, and beauty of the Iranian art put into them were so mesmerizing", said the Nigerian ambassador.
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Al-Kafeel Museum Workshop Revives Two Precious Old Pieces
Cultural relations with other countries and using the experiences of others are very important in cultural development.
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Islamic art from museums around the world
'Islamic art’ is a broad term, encompassing delicate sacred folios, stately architectural structures, calligraphy, and paintings.
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Texas: MFA Houston shows Islamic arts
For one of its online exhibitions, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston has curated a selection of historical works from its stunningly diverse trove of Islamic art, including many works of Turkish origin.
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Hagia Sophia to be open for all: Turkish president
In an address to the nation, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered his remarks on the new status of Hagia Sophia — which was used as a museum for the past decades but will serve as a mosque following a recently adopted decree on Friday.
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Museum of London gathers lockdown Ramadan experiences as part of Collecting Covid project
This year Ramadan took place between 23rd April and 23rd May, coinciding with some of the most stringent lockdown measures. To understand how the city’s Muslim community experienced this time, the Museum of London is eager to build a segment of its Covid collection dedicated specifically to a socially distant Ramadan.
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Razavi Treasury keeps oldest Quranic manuscript
Organization of Libraries, Museums, and Document Center of Astan Quds Razavi owns 13 million and 500 thousand historical documents, thousands of museum items, two million periodicals, 65 thousand lithography books, and over 106 thousand copies of manuscripts.