Islamic art covers a vast geographical and chronological spectrum, from Spain to Southeast Asia over 1400 years. Though, despite all the dif...

Many people believe that the representation of figures is forbidden in Islamic religion and culture, but this is false. The Qur’an, in fact,...

In my role as a WAM docent, I did some research on the Chinese Decorative Arts Gallery and learned that many of these objects were likely gi...

In art conservation, unexpected materials can be used to repair damaged art objects. Take for example Storage Basket (1998.123), a mid–19th ...

Hinduism is the dominant and native religion of South Asia. It is a rich, pluralistic, and complex faith; it does not have an ecclesiastical...

“What we're doing changes people's conception about who can make art, how art is made, who can learn and what's possible, becau...

The term “Islamic art” is a western and modern concept, created by art historians in the 19th century to categorize and study the material f...