Tag: ART
MIA Museum of Islamic Art takes ‘Atlas Masterpieces’ outdoors
The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) is taking its popular exhibition ‘Atlas Splendour: A Journey Through the Heritage of Morocco’ outside its walls in the heart of Doha with the ‘Atlas Splendour: Beyond the Museum’ initiative. Part of the Qatar-Morocco 2024 Year of Culture programme, the initiative introduces the arts and traditions of Morocco to
“Morocco is my muse”: Sara Benabdallah’s photographs resemble Renaissance paintings
The photographer’s portraits are seeped in symbolism, carefully curated to tell layered cultural narratives. When asked how she arrived at a practice of image making, Sara Benabdallah says that, “photography found me rather than the other way around.” Raised in Marrakech, Morocco, where she is still based, “because the city is an endless source of