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The Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo and its most notable pieces
December 09, 20147:30 p.m.
CORDOBA
Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9).
7:30 p.m.
Free entrance until the event’s capacity is reached.
This conference will focus on a virtual visit of the museum’s rooms to get a closer look at its collections
Walid A. Akef, of the Archeology Department at the University of Ain Shams (Cairo, Egypt), will be responsible for giving this talk, to be introduced by Pedro Marfil, an archeologist and professor of Art History at the University of Cordoba. The event was organized by Casa Árabe with the cooperation of the Art History Department of the UCO’s School of Philosophy and Letters.
The Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo houses one of the most important collections of Islamic art in the world, with pieces that date back to the seventh century and up to the late nineteenth century, originating from Egypt and various Arab countries, but also from other countries where the Islamic influence was profound, such as Spain.
Islamic art is considered to be one of the richest artistic traditions throughout history, not only because of its diverse decoration, which takes on a wide range of forms (geometric, plant-based, calligraphic, etc.), but also because of the materials used and its widespread historical and geographic importance. This conference will revolve around a virtual visit of the museum’s rooms to get a closer look at its collections and the current state of the pieces which were affected by a car bomb attack in the month of January this year.
Walid Abdelaziz Akef is an assistant in the Archeology Department (Islamic section) of the School of Letters at the University of Ain Shams in Cairo. He has taken part in many international congresses and, in addition to others, has worked on the excavations carried out on the city walls of Cairo.
León de bronce (s. XI-XII). Museo de Arte Islamico de El Cairo. Egipto.