Islamic Arts Circle Lecture: Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage
The Moseley School of Art Association, 496 Moseley Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9AH, United Kingdom
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An Islamic Art Lecture by Qaisra Khan
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Qaisra has a degree in Law from Magdalene College, Cambridge University and an MPhil in Oriental Studies also from Cambridge University. After working for many years in financial consulting, she left to pursue the arts, acquiring an MA in Islamic Art and Architecture from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She worked for the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, before joining the British Museum as the Project Curator for the acclaimed and pioneering 2012 exhibition, Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam and later, on projects with museums around the world. Qaisra has lectured and broadcast widely on the arts of Muslim pilgrimage and since 2015 is Curator for Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage, with the Khalili Collections, London.
MIAH Foundation would like to extend its thanks to the Cadbury Research Library for its support of the lecture series.
This event is free to attend but registration is required as places are limited.
Image: Miniature panoramic view of the city of Mecca by Muhammad ‘Abdallah | Mecca, mid-19th century | gouache on ivory | Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage, The Khalili Collections MSS 1354
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Thursday, June 22, 2023