IMA at Home

Dr Mahmoud Mohammed talks about the purpose of an astronomical armillary sphere.

Dr Mahmoud Mohammed shares the story behind one of the IMA's most intriguing collection pieces.

Today Dr Mahmoud Mohammed talks to us about one of the stunning pieces in our art collection.

Dr Mahmoud Mohammed tells us the story behind the beautiful Inshallah surfboards at the IMA.

Curator Mahmoud Mohammed talks to us about the beautiful calligraphy piece by Haji Noor Deen Mi Guang Jiang

We're taking a slightly different path this week and highlighting one of our most loved displays. Curator Dr Mahmoud Mohammed highlights our minaret in the Islamic Architecture gallery, including a preview of an athan (call to prayer) recited by AFL footy player, Bachar Houli.

Our curator shares a snapshot of one of the most loved works in our art gallery, Abdul Abdullah's portrait of media personality, Waleed Aly.

Our curator Dr Mahmoud Mohammed takes a look at the dhiil in the IMA's collection

This week our curator tells us about one of the Qurans in the Museum's collection.

Each week our curator talks briefly about one of the objects in the Islamic Museum of Australia's collection. Today we look at the Museum's perahu model - a wooden model of an Indonesian boat, reminiscent of those used by Makassan fishermen who would visit the north and north west coast of Australia in the 17th and 18th centuries, fishing for trepang - sea cucumber.

Benedict Carter, Head of Auction Sales in the Middle East, discusses the wide range of works featured in the Arts of the Islamic World sale.

Each week our curator talks briefly about one of the objects in the Islamic Museum of Australia's collection. Today we look at one of the pieces of kiswa in our collection.

For Wafa, there's two things that are imperative in the kitchen during Ramadan: preparing food in advance, and utilising your freezer to its full potential! In this video, Wafa offers some Ramadan meal-prep inspiration and shares her tasty homemade lamb sambusek recipe.

We have an amazing multicultural team at the Islamic Museum of Australia. Introducing our superstar Marketing and Media Manager, Mei Nee Cheong, showing us how to make her Mum's Chinese style spring rolls. This crunchy, flavourful favourite is super easy, but the end result looks like you've been cooking for hours! These Chinese spring rolls will suit a party platter with Wafa's sausage rolls, which you can also find a recipe tutorial for in our My Table playlist. Check out other ways to beat the boredom on IMA At Home at islamicmuseum.org.au/ima-at-home.

Wafa's sausage rolls with sneaky veggies are a great way to use up leftover puff pastry from making her Easy-Peasy Vanilla Slice! Watch Wafa prepare this party classic step-by-step in our newest episode of My Table.

This episode of My Table is Augustus Gloop's dream! Watch Wafa prepare her rich, molten chocolate fudge biscuits from simple pantry staples. When they're done, it's going to be way too hard to stop at one.

Home-baker extraordinaire, Wafa, is back with this super simple vanilla slice recipe. Don't risk scrambling eggs on the stove while trying to make pastry cream⁠—check out Wafa's clever shortcut in this video!

Looking for a crunchy accompaniment to your daily coffee? Our Operations Manager, Wafa, shares her delicious traditional Middle Eastern shortbread recipe

"It's hearty, it's good for you, it's cost-efficient. I mean, what more can you ask for?"

The food we love to share: Wafa shows us how to make a traditional Middle Eastern dessert called harissa (also known as nampula and basbousa) using pantry staples like semolina, sugar and butter.

Wafa makes a delicious slow cooked Lebanese dish, flat beans and rice.

Today Wafa cooks another family favourite for us - who doesn't love a tasty, easy to make pasta?!

Wafa gives a quick demonstration of her easy-peasy potato salad, as she says - it's perfect for picnics!

The food we love to share: It's pumpkin season and Wafa shows us what to do with all the extra pumpkins growing in the veggie patch - pumpkin jam, who would have thought?! It's absolutely delicious, too.

The food we love to share: Wafa makes the most delicious jelly slice, a favourite sweet treat and perfect for sharing with family, friends (and even work colleagues)!

The food we love to share: Wafa talks us through her menemen recipe, her take on the Turkish dish usually enjoyed for breakfast or lunch.

The food we love to share: Wafa shows us how to make her easy and very delicious Tesiyeh!

Create your own rocket ship at home using easy to find material including scrap cardboard and paint.

Create your own jewellery box at home with materials you may already have, or are easily sourced. Use an old shoe box with coloured paper, jewel adhesives, ribbon and other fabric and more!

Rukaya and friends make beautiful, easy, terrarium arrangements!

We're joined by author Amal Abou Eid who reads her children's book My Muslim Mate for us, especially for Book Week 2020.

best baklava recipe ever i was tough by my parents and now i am showing you. the video is a little long but every step is important to see.

Join us in this episode of Storytime Online with 'The Rainbow Hijab' read aloud by Amran Abdi. Be sure to check out our website for a whole host of free, family-friendly activities and other fun ways to beat the boredom: islamicmuseum.org.au/ima-at-home

Join us in this episode of Storytime Online with 'The Hijabi Girl' read aloud by Ozge Sevindik Alkan. Be sure to check out our website for a whole host of free, family-friendly activities and other fun ways to beat the boredom: islamicmuseum.org.au/ima-at-home