Australia Opens First Islamic Art museum

ARABIAN BUSINESS
By Courtney Trenwith

AUSTRALIA---Australia has opened its first Islamic art museum, the Islamic Museum of Australia. The museum is located in Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, has five permanent gallery spaces: Islamic Faith, Islamic Art, Islamic Contribution to Civilisation, Islamic Architecture, and Australian Muslim History. It also includes an exhibition centre that will host national and international exhibitions, educational resources and a café. In a statement the Victorian government, which provided AUS$500,000 ($454,000) towards the not-for-profit museum, said it was intended to share the “rich artistic heritage of Muslims in Australia, by shining a light on the many contributions Muslims have made to culture and civilization throughout time”. [link]