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An upcoming exhibition at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation will look at the unique connection between water, art and Islam.
Titled Drop by Drop, Life Falls from the Sky: Water, Islam and Art, the show will include 120 artworks and objects that provide insights into the importance of water in Islam, not only for ablutions, but also its symbolic significance as written in the Quran.
Opening on Wednesday, June 9, it is a collaboration between Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA), which runs Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation, and the Fondazione Torino Musei in Turin, Italy. The exhibition at Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation tells the story of water, art and Islam, through different artworks realised in several materials. Courtesy Sharjah Museums Authority
SHARJAH: This year, Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA) is marking International Museum Day with free entry on May 18 to its museums across the emirate.
SMA will also be hosting a virtual session on that day which will discuss the future of Sharjah’s museums and tourism scene amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Titled ‘The Future of Museums Recover and Reimagine (Real and Virtual Challenges)’ the panel discussion will see the participation of Crisis and Disaster Management Department Sharjah Police Headquarters; Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) and SMA represented by Sharjah Art Museum.
The virtual session will kick off with a brief about the key role of Sharjah’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority and its collaboration with cultural and tourism authorities for better implementation of safety procedures during the pandemic.
Algerian artist, scientist showcased by Sharjah Museums Authority
31 Jan 2021
Muhammad Yusuf,
Features Writer
Algerian artist Baya Mahieddine (1931 1998) will be under the spotlight and her works displayed for the first time in a survey show dedicated to her, at the Sharjah Art Museum (Feb. 24 July 31), as part of Sharjah Museums Authority’s (SMA) Lasting Impressions series.
Works from Mahieddine’s first solo exhibition in Paris (1947) are among over 70 paintings spanning her six decade career, which will be showcased.
Considered one of Algeria’s most acclaimed artists, the artist contributed to modern art in her homeland and also in Paris. While she did not self-identify as belonging to a particular genre, critics have classified her paintings as surrealist, primitive, naïve, and modern. Her works are mainly paintings, though she did pottery as well, all completely self-taught.