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Chandelier from the al-Qarawiyyin mosque in Fez. (Louvre Museum)
by Michel Abu Najm | Oct 17, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—Rarely is the art of an Arab country afforded the attention Moroccan works are now receiving in France. Two exhibitions have simultaneously been dedicated to Morocco: the first will be hosted by the Louvre, the second by the Institut du Monde...
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Islamic art on display at the courtyard level of Louvre’s new Islamic gallery. (Courtesy of The Louvre Museum)
by Juliet Highet | May 4, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture
Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—For the first time ever, a major Western museum, the Louvre, has provided a permanent home for an Islamic art collection. The Louvre has provided massive new gallery space to house what Louvre Director, Henri Loyrette, describes as being “one of...