New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia

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New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia

Posted: December 1st, 2011

Philippe de Montebello visits the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new Islamic art galleries. These 15 galleries, filled with magnificent works of art, opened to the public in November 2011. Drawn from the Met’s collection of over 12,000 works of Islamic Art, this new installation reflects a cultural vista of great breadth and singular beauty.

SundayArts is made possible in part by First Republic Bank and by the Rubin Museum of Art. Funding for SundayArts is also made possible by Rosalind P. Walter, The Paul and Irma Milstein Foundation, The Philip & Janice Levin Foundation, Elise Jaffe and Jeffrey Brown, Jody and John Arnhold, and The Lemberg Foundation. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional funding provided by members of THIRTEEN.

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