Dallas Museum of Art Announces Plans for ‘Major Traveling Exhibition of Islamic Art and Culture’

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS
By mgranberry

Shield Boss, India or Persia, 17th Century, Steel and gold, Furusiyya Art Foundation, Liechtenstein

TEXAS---Officials at the Dallas Museum of Art announced [Thursday] that “a major traveling exhibition of Islamic art and culture, spanning more than 10 centuries and including artworks and secular objects from throughout the Islamic world,” will open at the DMA in the spring of next year. It features 150 objects from public and private collections in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and the United States. "Nur: Light in Art and Science from the Islamic World" will, DMA officials say, “explore the use and meaning of light in Islamic art and science, and demonstrate how light is a unifying motif in Islamic civilizations worldwide." [link]

Dallas Museum of Art: "Nur: Light in Art and Science from the Islamic World" (March 30 through June 29, 2014) 1717 North Harwood Dallas, 214-922-1200 or dallasmuseumofart.org