We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. If you are unable to get the gallery, then consider our book on Islamic arts it's a comprehensive survey that brilliantly captures the essence of this fascinating culture.We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. We think they've created a wonderful space in which to do this. Louvre director Henri Loyrette, taking into account the works' political significance as well as their artistic merits, said the galleries aim to showcase "the radiant face of a civilisation". The project, which cost just under E100 million, was made possible thanks to donations from the likes of Morocco's King Mohammed VI and Saudi Prince Waleed Bin Talal's foundation. From this Saturday, visitors will be able to take in mosaics from the Damascus mosque, a 15th-century Mamluk porch, a 10th-century ivory box from Andalusia, as well as countless other pieces, some dating back to the first century AD, others drawn from the modern period. The construction itself is impressive enough, yet the 2,800 square metres of exhibition space provided will allow the French museum to display its remarkable collection in all its glory.
The pair, perhaps referencing Sir Norman Foster's Great Court at the British Museum, covered the courtyard with an undulating glazed roof. The museum dedicated their Cour Visconti to the collection, and appointed architects Rudy Ricciotti and Mario Bellini to oversee the courtyard's transformation. This weekend, visitors will be able to enjoy both the works and the new building. In 2008, plans for a dedicated exhibition space were put into action. It's a museum more closely associated with the European visual arts tradition, yet Paris' Louvre gallery also has an incredible collection of arts and artefacts from made by Islamic artists. The items had been part of The Louvre's decorative arts collection up until 2003, when a new department was created.
The undulating glass roof covers Louvre's new Islamic Art exhibition space The Louvre's Islamic Art wing opens this weekendĪ new courtyard at the Louvre opens on Saturday, displaying the museum's peerless collection of Islamic art
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