The Collection: Islamic Cultural World

from 12 Oct 2009 at Wereldmuseum Rotterdam · Rotterdam

This 2009 exhibition presented highlights from the museum's permanent collection dedicated to the Islamic cultural world. Visitors were invited to explore a diverse range of art objects, artefacts, and decorative works originating from across the broad geographic and historical sweep of Islamic civilisation, illuminating its artistic traditions and cultural legacy.

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Wereldmuseum Rotterdam · Rotterdam

The Wereldmuseum Rotterdam is an ethnographic museum, situated at Willemskade in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

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