European Tour
While a permanent home is being built for the collection, selected items have been on tour in Europe. Exhibitions have taken place at the following institutions:
- Palazzo della Pilotta in Parma
- March 31, 2007 - June 3, 2007
- Ismaili Centre in London
- July 14, 2007 - August 31, 2007
- Louvre in Paris
- October 5, 2007 - January 7, 2008
- Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon
- March 14, 2008 - July 27, 2008
- CaixaForum Madrid
- opened June 4, 2009
- CaixaForum Barcelona
- October 9, 2009 - January 17, 2010
- Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin
- March 17, 2010 - June 6, 2010
- Sakıp Sabancı Museum in Istanbul
- November 5, 2010 - March 13, 2011
- The Hermitage in St. Petersburg
- December 8, 2011 - February end, 2012
The exhibits have received wide international acclaim. The exhibit conveys both Dīn and Dunya, which can be translated as ‘Spirit & Life’ — the religious and secular aspects of life which are inextricably linked in Muslim cultures. The first exhibitions were organized in two parts: The Word of God consisting of sacred texts and related objects and The Power of the Sovereign reflecting Muslim courts and their figures. More recent exhibitions have been organized as The Word of God and The Route of the Travellers showing the geographic breadth of the Islamic world.
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“The time to enjoy a European tour is about three weeks after you unpack.”
—George Ade (1866–1944)