Videos on New York Metropolitan Museum re-opening after eignt years of new setting the collection of Islamic art

It was eight years in the making. Now, New York’s Metropolitan Museum is re-opening its enormous collection of Islamic art in a grand new setting. The objects span nearly thirteen centuries and many cultures – and include items ranging from paintings to architectural works to medieval Korans

VOA Video

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-WrIsqQ4XU&feature=player_embedded

 

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Curators and Community members discuss the significance of the re-installed Islamic Art exhibit.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EQj9iQTlDPs

 

Earlier related post

• New York: Rethinking Islamic Art – by Maymanah Farhat at Jadaliyya com (Read and Listen audio at source)

• Link to Met Museum’s Islamic arts

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