New Middle East Galleries
Penn Museum
Slipper coffin, Nippur, Iraq.

New Middle East Galleries

  • Penn Museum, Philadelphia
The 4,500-year-old crown jewels of a queen. One of the world's...
Tomb of Menna in the Theban Necropolis

Tomb of Menna in the Theban Necropolis

  • American Research Center in Egypt, al-Qarna, Egypt, online
Some 3,000 years ago, on the west bank of the Nile in al-Qarna, Egypt...
Virtual Tours: Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East 3-D Models and Museum Tour
3-D view of the coffin of Ankh-Khonsu, Thebes, Egypt, Dynasty 22 (945–712 BCE); painted wood. 

Virtual Tours: Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East 3-D Models and Museum Tour

  • Online, by the Harvard Museum of Ancient Near East
Collections at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East (formerly the...
Virtual Tour: Zawiya-Sabil Faraj ibn Barquq, Cairo
3-D doll-house view of Zawiya-Sabil Faraj ibn Barquq.

Virtual Tour: Zawiya-Sabil Faraj ibn Barquq, Cairo

  • Online, by the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE)
Constructed between the years 1408 and 1409 CE, the Zawiya and Sabil...
Irresistible: The Global Patterns of Ikat
The Textile Museum
Young adult’s robe, Uzbekistan, 1870s.
The Megalli Collection.

Irresistible: The Global Patterns of Ikat

  • through June 1, 2024
  • The George Washington University Museum
Irresistible: The Global Patterns of Ikat explores the global phenomenon...
From Kalīla wa Dimna to La Fontaine: Travelling Through Fables
Kalila wa Dimna. 13th-century manuscript. Bibliothèque nationale de France.

From Kalīla wa Dimna to La Fontaine: Travelling Through Fables

  • through July 21, 2024
  • Louvre Abu Dhabi
From Kalīla wa Dimna to La Fontaine: Travelling Through Fables traces...

Carpets and Canopies in Mughal India

  • through September 8, 2024
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art
Carpets and Canopies in Mughal India showcases portable courtly spaces among nomadic groups, such as the Mongols and Turks of Central Asia. Mughal carpets were not meant to be walked on; instead...
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The Legacy of Timbuktu: Wonders of the Written Word

  • through December 28, 2024
  • International Museum of Muslim Cultures. 
The Legacy of Timbuktu: Wonders of the Written Word highlights the extraordinary richness of historical manuscripts dating back to the 13th century. particularly flourishing in the city of Timbuktu...
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Light: Visionary Perspectives

  • June 28, 2024 through March 17, 2025
  • Aga Khan Museum
Light: Visionary Perspectives explores the centrality of light and its significance across cultures and contexts as a unifying symbol for the world. Marking the Aga Khan Museum’s 10th...
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Arabofuturs

  • October 27, 2024
  • Institut du Monde Arabe
Arabofuturs brings together the works of 17 videographers, visual artists, photographers and performers who use the motifs of science fiction or fantasy to question the certainties and achievements...
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Net Zero

  • June 30, 2024
  • Ithra, Dhahran
Net Zero provides a creative and educational platform to drive awareness of and engagement around sustainability and global environmental challenges. Showcasing the works of 16 international and...
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A Woman’s Afterlife: Gender Transformation in Ancient Egypt

  • Brooklyn Museum of Art
The ancient Egyptians believed that to make rebirth possible for a deceased woman, she briefly had to turn into a man. Guided by new research inspired in part by feminist scholarship, the...
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African Art Gallery

  • Art Institute of Chicago
The recently reinstalled African ArtGallery uses a revised color and lighting scheme to create a more intimate experience that showcases the artistic quality and cultural resonances of individual...
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An Anniversary: Women Driving, Through the Eyes of Six Saudi Female Artists

  • Ithra, online
Celebrating the second anniversary of the historical royal decree that lifted the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia, this online exhibition allows viewers a chance to see how Saudi female...
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Ancient Egypt: From Discovery to Display

  • Penn Museum, Philadelphia.
This exhibit provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to walk in the shoes of an archeologist. It peels back the curtain and gives a behind-the-scenes view of the journey artifacts take on...
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