Transcending boundaries: The arts of Islam: Treasures from the Nassar D. Khalili collection
[Thesis]
Louise Ryan
University of Western Sydney (Australia)
2015
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=9781083218018
Ph.D.
University of Western Sydney (Australia)
2015
This thesis examines and problematizes curatorial decision-making favouring the experiential encounter over interpretative/didactic modes of display when the museum's mandate is to promote cross-cultural understanding between Muslim and Non-Muslim communities through displays of Islamic art and culture. Based on a case study of the travelling exhibition The Arts of Islam: Treasures from the Nassar D. Khalili Collection, this investigation traces the journey of a collection of artifacts through four exhibitionary sites (Sydney, Abu Dhabi, Paris, and Amsterdam) from 2007-2011.
Cultural Resources Management; Museum studies
(UMI)AAI10310163;Communication and the arts;Museum exhibitions