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...
Hijrah: In the footsteps of the prophet

Hijrah: In the footsteps of the prophet

  • through December 30, 2023
  • The National Museum of Saudi Arabia
The exhibit, Hijrah: In the Footsteps of the Prophet, sheds light on the...

With Brush and Qalam Chinese Brush Calligraphy by Haji Noor Deen

  • through October 22, 2023
  • Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
With Brush and Qalam Chinese Brush Calligraphy by Haji Noor Deen is a solo exhibition of the most important contemporary representative of Sini calligraphy in Berlin for the first time. Haji Noor...
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Reverent Ornament: Art from the Islamic World

  • through October 31, 2023
  • International Arts & Artists
Reverent Ornament: Art from the Islamic World features 45 timeless treasures from region whose everyday life, history and culture offer many parallels to our own. The works, some centuries old, are...
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Earthly Praxis

  • through November 12, 2023
  • Sursock Museum, Beirut
Earthly Praxis brings together three bodies of work which probe the dominant paradigms of private property. This group exhibition proposes possible pathways towards a renewed understanding of our...
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Art Installations by Emirati Artist Zeinab Al Hashemi

  • through November 23, 2023
  • Qasr Al Muwaiji and Al Ain Oasis
Art Installations by Emirati Artist Zeinab Al Hashemi portray the infinite beauty found in nature, showcasing the artist's profound encounters with palm trees, falaj irrigation systems and the...
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Mona Hatoum: Early Works

  • through November 26, 2023
  • MCA
Mona Hatoum: Early Works presents a selection of documented performances and videos from that formative stage of Hatoum's career. Early in her career, British-Palestinian artist Mona Hatoum (b....
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Hijrah: In the footsteps of the prophet

  • through December 30, 2023
  • The National Museum of Saudi Arabia
The exhibit, Hijrah: In the Footsteps of the Prophet, sheds light on the Prophet's journey from Makkah to Madinah. It is the most important historical Islamic event and an inspirational journey...
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A Century of Kanthas: Women's Quilts in Bengal, 1870s-1970s

  • through January 1, 2024
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art
A Century of Kanthas: Women's Quilts in Bengal, 1870s-1970s focuses on two textile types embroidered by women in the Bengal region (today Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal, India). The...
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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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