VIRTUAL: Arts of the Islamic World at the Freer Gallery

 

Join the Harvard Club for a docent-led tour of Islamic masterpieces.

 

When: Monday, March 27th, 2023, 4:30-5:30pm

Where: Zoom

 

The phrases “arts of the Islamic World” and “Islamic art” refer to a variety of artistic traditions that have flourished in a vast geographic region—from southern Spain and North Africa to the islands of Southeast Asia since the advent of Islam in the late seventh century. While different cities and regions developed their own distinct secular and religious visual language, they also share certain formal and aesthetic concerns. The Freer and Sackler together hold one of the country’s finest collections of the arts of the Islamic world, with particular strengths in illustrated manuscripts and ceramics among the more than 2,200 objects.

 

Image: Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); Bahram Gur visits the princess in the sandal pavilion

 

Fee: Harvard Club Members & their Guests: FREE!