Maharana Sangram Singh of Mewar out hunting on his horse, Jambudvipa, India, Rajastan, Udaipur, c1720-30 AD MSS 965
 

THE ARTS OF ISLAM SYMPOSIUM

Friday 22 June 2007
1pm - 5pm
Domain Theatre
Art Gallery of New South Wales
In conjunction with the exhibition The Arts of Islam: Treasures from the Nasser D Khalili Collection

The Arts of Islam International Symposium will introduce participants to the unrivalled private collection assembled by Professor Nasser David Khalili. Key themes of the exhibition will be explained and illustrated in this symposium: Islamic arts made in relation to the practices of prayer and pilgrimage, the rich Islamic tradition of illuminated manuscripts – including the first written history of the world – and the breathtaking array of Islamic arts exemplified in Persian and Ottoman painted miniatures, ceramics, enamelled and jewelled metalware, and finely woven carpets and textiles.

Program:

• 1 pm Edmund Capon, Director, Art Gallery of New South Wales
  Introduction and Welcome
• 1.15pm Professor Nasser D. Khalili
  The Arts of Islam
• 2pm Professor J.M. Rogers FBA FSA, Honorary curator, Khalili Collection
  City and Steppe: court arts in medieval and later Islam
• 3.10pm Nahla Nassar, Acting curator and registrar, Khalili Collection
  The road to Mecca: the arts associated with Pilgrimage
• 3.55 pm University of Sydney, Dr. Lee Seng Tee Lecture
  Dr. Anabell The Gallop, Head, South & Southeast Asian Collections, British Library
  The tradition of illumination: Malay letters
• 4.40 pm Jackie Menzies, Head curator, Asian art, Art Gallery of New South Wales
  Closing remarks

Bookings and pre-payment are essential. Early bookings recommended.
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