Curated Video
China, Ayziret - Juma Mosque (Friday Mosque)
China, Ayziret - Juma Mosque (Friday Mosque)
Curated Video
China, Ayziret - Afaq Khoja mausoleum - Islamic art
China, Ayziret - Afaq Khoja mausoleum - Islamic art
Curated Video
Egypt, Cairo - Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hassan - Islamic Art
Egypt, Cairo - Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hassan - Islamic Art
Curated Video
Winning Islamic artworks go on display in UAE
Sharjah - 15th September 2010
1. Wide of front of Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation showing banners for Jameel Prize on facade of building
2. Close-up of gilded dome on top of museum
3. Wide of people looking at work by Iranian...
TED-Ed
The Complex Geometry of Islamic Design
Discover the prevalence of geometric design in Islamic culture with this wonderful informational video. It begins with an overview of the complexity of designs dating back to the eighth century during early Islam, and then...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Access Islam: Islamic Art
Brief video containing background information about Islamic art in association with a traveling art exhibit. Video requires RealPlayer; download available. [2:16]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Islamic Art: Ilkhanid Mihrab
This video discusses a Mihrab (prayer niche), 1354--55 (A.H. 755), just after the Ilkhanid period, Isfahan, Iran, polychrome glazed tiles, 135-1/ 16 x 113-11/16 inches / 343.1 x 288.7 cm (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York). [5:40]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Islamic Art: Qa'a: The Damascus Room
This video [6:39] discusses the Reception Room (Qa'a), Ottoman period, 1119 a.h. / 1707 a.d., Damascus, Syria, poplar, gesso relief with gold and tin leaf, glazes and paint; cypress, poplar, walnut, black mulberry, mother-of-pearl,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Islamic Art
This video segment from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly highlights the traveling exhibition Palace and Mosque, which features one of the most renowned Islamic art collections in the world. [2:11]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Why Is Writing So Important in Islamic Art?
In this video [2:55] Luke, age 12, discovers how Islamic art uses language and the written word to create beautiful artworks.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Mahmal
In this video [1:36] see this magnificent mahmal which would have travelled on top of a camel on the route to Mecca.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Wine Cup
Met curator Martina Rugiadi on poetic license in Ibn Sukkara al-Hashimi's Wine Cup, second half 10th-11th century.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Coronation Mantle
This Coronation Mantle was likely made for the Norman ruler Roger II in 1133/34 in the royal workshop in Palermo. View a picture and listen to a discussion about the Islamic motifs found on this cloak in this video. [4:06]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Islamic Art: Lesson 2
This lesson will focus on the art of Islam. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Islamic Art."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Islamic Ceramics, Textiles and Calligraphy
This lesson will explore ceramics and textiles as significant artistic objects in Islamic culture.