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The Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World open
s to the public on 18
October 2018
.
A major re-display of the British Museum
’
s world-class Islamic
collection,
the new gallery will be a comprehensive presentation
of the Islamic world
through art and material culture. Situated within a
new suite of rooms at the heart of
the Museum, it will
un
derscore global connections across a vast region of the
world
from West Africa to Southeast Asia and reflect links bet
ween the ancient and
medieval as well as the modern worlds.
Islam has played a significant role in great civilisati
ons as a faith, political system and
culture. The new gallery will feature objects that giv
e an overview of cultural exchange
in an area stretching from Nigeria to Indonesia and from the 7th century t
o the
present day
.
From cooking pots to golden vessels, and from 20th-centur
y dress
to
contemporary art
,
the objects displayed
will
demonstrate the extraordinary richness
of
global encounters
.
The place and role of other faiths and communities in
cluding
Christians, Jews and Hindus – will be reflected throug
hout the gallery, showing their
significant contributions to the social, economic and cultur
al life of the Islamic world.
The British Museum
’
s collection of Islamic material
uniquely represents the finest artworks
alongside objects of daily life
such as modern games and musical instruments
.
The
collection includes archaeology, decorative arts, arts of
the book, shadow puppets, textiles
and contemporary art. The creation of the Albukhary Foundati
on Gallery provides
an
extraordinary opportunity
to
display these objects in new ways that showcase the p
eoples and
cultures of the Islamic world, as well as the ideas, t
echnologies and interactions that inspired
their visual culture.
The great medieval dynasties
up
to about 1500 are explored in the first room
,
highlighting
connections within nearby galleries relating to Byz
antium, the Vikings, the Crusades
and Islamic Spain.
A
13th-century incense burner made of intricate inlaid meta
lwork from
Damascus combines techniques developed in Mosul, with d
ecoration depicting Christian
scenes demonstrating that such objects were made for a v
ariety of patrons both Christian
and
Muslim.
Rarely seen archaeological material
discovered at two major cosmopolitan centres will bring
to life the inner workings of these early Islamic citie
s. Samarra in present-day Iraq, a vast
palatial city on the banks of the Tigris, and Siraf a por
t city on the south coast of Iran. 20th-
century excavations yielded an extraordinary richness of mate
rial, from 9th-century wal
l
fragments with painted faces to coveted Chinese porcelai
n traded across the Indian Ocean in
journeys
echoing the tales of the legendary Sindbad the sailor fr
om the
Arabian Nights
.
The second room introduces the three major dynasties domi
nating the Islamic world from the
16th century: the Ottomans, Safavids and Mughals. Their p
atronage saw the production and
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New Albukhary
Foundation Gallery of
the Islamic World to
open 18 October 2018
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