Highlights of Islamic Art

This exhibition presents a number of items of the highest quality and historical importance. This selection, only a small fraction of the Farjam Collection, represents art forms produced throughout the Islamic world and has been chronologically divided as follows:

1. The Origins and Establishment of Islamic Art (1^st to 7^th century AH)

2. New Styles and Techniques: The Development of Islamic Art after the Fall of the Abbasid Caliphate (7^th to 10^th century AH)

3. Expansion under Imperial Rule: Mughal India, the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Persia (10^th to 13^th century AH)

4. Islamic Art in the 13^th century AH: Sustaining Tradition in Modern Times

Opening, Emirate News Covarage