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Islamic Art
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Join scholar Layla Diba for a richly illustrated lecture exploring the theme of the unrequited love of the nightingale for the rose in Persian art and poetry, inspired by the life and work of Annemarie Schimmel.
March 10
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Join Nobel Prize-winning writer Orhan Pamuk for a look at the works that have inspired his writing for many years.
May 1, 2025
Five case studies for select recent acquisitions demonstrate the varied and complex nature of provenance research at The Met.
Lucian Simmons, Maya Muratov, Christine E. Brennan, Ria Breed, Anne Dunn-Vaturi, Michael Seymour, and Mary Chan
April 8, 2025
Curator Deniz Beyazit speaks with the artist Peter Hristoff about the role of history, Orientalism, and gender in his artistic practice.
Deniz Beyazit
March 11, 2025
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The archaeology of rubbish.
August 13, 2024
The memory, meaning, and makers of Palestinian embroidery.
Wafa Ghnaim
July 26, 2024
Take a closer look at the Asian elephant through the eyes of Indian court painters
Navina Najat Haidar
June 14, 2024
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Inspired by non-figurative ornamentation and the interlacing of simple geometrical patterns in Islamic art, this performance is an abstract exploration of the body as it creates and becomes design in space.
May 8, 2023
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Poet Sholeh Wolpé honors the enduring wisdom of a twelfth-century, Sufi epic.
October 6, 2022
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“It’s a world that’s designed to please the eye and please the soul.”
Maryam Ekhtiar and Leili Anvar
October 6, 2022