Islamic art and the museum approaches to art and archaeology of the Muslim world in the twenty-first century

• Other Authors: Junod, Benoit (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Saqi Books 2012
• Subjects: Museums > Collection management; Islamic art > Museum exhibit; Museum exhibits > Islamic art
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• Physical Description: 374 pages illustrations (some colour) 24 cm.
• ISBN: 9780863564130; 0863564135

Islamic Art and the Museum provides a historical and conceptual analysis of Islamic art and documents the successes and failings of its presentation in museums worldwide. The contributors challenge existing notions on the research, methodology, and analysis of Islamic art and investigate the extent to which socio-historical and anthropological approaches result in new analytical perspectives. They also examine the difficulties that need to be overcome when presenting Islamic art to avoid reducing the objects merely to the visual and aesthetic. Museums covered in detail include Brooklyn Museum's Arts of the Islamic World Galleries and the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Ontario.