30+Years Collecting Memories
What the Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah has accomplished in 30+ Years is almost overwhelming. In each of the thirty years from 1983 to 2012, the DAI has increased its reach as a cultural institution in Kuwait and abroad. The history of these years are told through Memories of people close to DAI along with numerous photographs of historic events, collection objects, visiting scholars, musical evenings, publication covers & posters.
Books Celebrating Art and Culture en
Books Celebrating Art and Culture
Collection Exhibition Catalogues en
Collection Exhibition Catalogues
Scholarly Books en
Scholarly Books
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Ivory & Wood Objects of ivory and wood comprise decorative architectural items such as beams and doors, and smaller items such as boxes, jewellery and gaming pieces. Relatively few examples have survived due to the perishability of the materials. That said, an ivory standing female figure circa 2450 – 2350 BCE from Syria or Mesopotamia […]
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GLASS Glass objects in the collection date back almost 4,500 years and include objects from virtually every period since. The depth of the glass objects in The al-Sabah Collection allows both scholars and visitors to study, understand and appreciate the evolution of glass techniques from the Bronze Age to 19th century CE.A stellar example of […]
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Ceramics Ceramics is one of the oldest industries, dating back to the Paleolithic era, more than 30,000 years ago. While The al-Sabah Collection is rich in ceramics, the primary focus of the collecting effort concentrated on covering the range of different techniques used by potters from the earliest Islamic period through to the 19th century. […]
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Stone & Stucco Stone and stucco have a long history in the art and cultures that became the Islamic world. Even as far back as the Bronze Age, stone was used to create almost reverential objects of sacred animals, demons and gods/goddesses.Stone and stucco remained the chosen media for an important and characteristic Islamic architectural […]
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Textiles & Rugs Textiles are one of the most diverse types of objects from the Islamic lands. They include some of the most valuable and refined luxury goods produced, highly prized by their owners at the time and among the most prestigious diplomatic gifts and rewards for service at court. Egypt, Iran, Turkey and India […]
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Numismatics With more than 12,000 coins in the collection, The al-Sabah Collections numismatic holdings are extensive. Coins in the collection were minted in virtually every corner of the geography of the Islamic world. Equally notable, they were minted over a period of some 6,000 years – from the Bronze Age through the 19th century CE. […]
