If you haven’t had the chance to visit the Louvre Abu Dhabi yet, it is well worth the visit! And it is quite close to NYUAD’s campus.
The regular collections feature both the permanent collection and rotating items from French museums. At the time of the WIDH2024 there are two exhibitions well worth seeing.
Closing on 14 January 2024 one day before we begin WIDH 2024, is the Letters of Light exhibition, featuring beautiful manuscripts of sacred texts from the monotheistic religions. If you like pre-modern manuscripts, this shouldn’t be missed! A podcast about Letters of Light can be found here.
A second knock-out exhibition is Cartier, Islamic Inspiration and Modern Design, featuring over 400 works including jewellery and precious objects, masterpieces of Islamic art, drawings, textiles and photographs. The exhibition showcases the influences of the Islamic arts on Cartier’s designs, from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. And since this is the Winter Institute in Digital Humanities, don’t miss the digital projections one floor down from the exhibition!
If you are around on Friday after the WIDH2024, an informal, self-host excursion to the Louvre Abu Dhabi is planned. Your entrance ticket includes the two exhibitions.
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