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2024
2 releases
Persian and Mughal miniature paintings the inspiration for Australian Muslim Artists Art Prize 2024 recipientRosalind Noor’s water colour painting, The Sovereign has been awarded this year’s Australian Muslim Artists Art Prize. The work emerged in the aftermath of the referendum on an Abo...Read release The beauty of Palestine’s art and culture highlighted in new exhibition at Islamic Museum of AustraliaA collection of Bronze Age ceramic jars, traditional glassware, vintage maps and a reproduction of renowned Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour’s 1974 work, Camel of Hardship feature...Read release
2022
5 releases
New, Generative Art Exhibition opens at the MuseumA collection of computer-based paintings which blur the boundaries between digital and physical realms form the basis of a new exhibition by Kevin Todd opening on Thursday, 15 Dece...Read release Sam Dabboussy’s Portrait of Respected Doctor wins AMA Art Prize 2022A Sydney doctor who turned the driveway of his home into a pop-up Covid-19 vaccination site is the subject of a portrait by artist Sam Dabboussy which has been awarded the Australi...Read release Islamic Museum of Australia launches new online education platformPrimary and secondary school students across Australia are set to benefit from a brand-new education platform developed by the Islamic Museum of Australia (IMA) with learning resou...Read release New Scholarship Opportunity for Muslim StudentsA new scholarship opportunity for Australian Muslim students offered through the Islamic Museum of Australia’s Patrons was announced today. The Australian Muslim Academic Scholarsh...Read release NEW, IMMERSIVE INSTALLATION OPENS AT ISLAMIC MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIAA mesmerising, interactive light installation inspired by the medieval Islamic philosophy of illumination opens at the Islamic Museum of Australia today. Hayakal al Noor, Bodies of...Read release
2021
2 releases
Fatima Killeen announced as recipient of Australian Muslim Artists Art Prize 2021One of the country’s most highly regarded Muslim artists is the recipient of the Australian Muslim Artists Art Prize 2021. Fatima Killeen’s collagraphic print, The Crooked Narrativ...Read release New exhibition at Islamic Museum highlights voices of Victorian MuslimsThe Islamic Museum of Australia will be presenting the untold testimonies of over 50 Victorian Muslims through a documentary-style exhibition and online gallery. Titled Missing Voi...Read release
2020
4 releases
Islamic Museum of Australia brings the Big Jihad and other masterpieces online on Google Arts & CultureStarting today, artefacts from the Islamic Museum of Australia collection can be viewed online on Google Arts & Culture by people around the world. In just a few clicks, users will...Read release Islamic Museum of Australia launch Patron’s Fund to support further learning of individuals.The Islamic Museum of Australia (IMA) Patron’s Fund has been established to support the academic and creative pursuits of Australians looking to further their knowledge in a field...Read release Abdul-Rahman Abdullah announced as recipient of Australian Muslim Artists Art Prize 2020.Renowned WA artist named recipient of Australian Muslim Artists Art Prize 2020, in record field during pandemic. Abdul-Rahman Abdullah of Mundijong on the outskirts of Perth has be...Read release Australian Muslim Artists 2020 exhibition open for registrationsRegistrations are now open for the Islamic Museum of Australia’s Australian Muslim Artists 2020 exhibition, featuring a major prize sponsored by La Trobe University. Held annually,...Read release
2019
5 releases
ABDUL ABDULLAH ANNOUNCED AS RECIPIENT OF AUSTRALIAN MUSLIM ARTISTS ART PRIZE 2019An Archibald Prize (2011) finalist, Abdul Abdullah is the recipient of the inaugural $15,000 Australian Muslim Artists Art Prize 2019. Australian Muslim Artists is an annual exhibi...Read release La Trobe AMA Art PrizeNEW AUSTRALIAN MUSLIM ARTISTS ART PRIZE WITH SUPPORT FROM LA TROBE UNIVERSITY The Islamic Museum of Australia has unveiled major changes to its annual Australian Muslim Artists (AM...Read release Meetings to Make a DifferenceGuided tours, cultural awareness training sessions and free venue hire are being offered to organisations who make a function or board room booking with the Islamic Museum of Austr...Read release Free Entry at the Museum for Open Mosque DayThe Islamic Museum of Australia will join other Islamic educational institutions and mosques on Sunday 17 March, opening its doors to the public free of charge, as part of Victoria...Read release Islamic Museum Celebrates Five YearsImages revealing the former water bottling facility on the site where the Islamic Museum of Australia now stands, and its transformation into an architecturally designed centre of...Read release
2018
5 releases
New virtual reality experience at Islamic MuseumViews of the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem in 700 CE and the Al-Quaraouiyine (al-Qarawiyyin) mosque Morocco feature in an incredible new virtual reality experience, Mecca to Marree,...Read release INTRICATE PAPERCUTTING ART HIGHLIGHTED IN NEW EXHIBITIONIntricate, beautiful works by Perth based papercutting artist Tusif Ahmad are on display in a new exhibition opening today at the Islamic Museum of Australia. Through his Bismillah...Read release Beat the boredom these school holidays at the Islamic Museum of AustraliaA LEGO workshop, story time with local authors, terracotta pot decorating and slime-making are just a handful of the fun activities kids can participate in at the Islamic Museum of...Read release Muslim contributions celebrated in style at Islamic Museum’s Gala DinnerPerformances by Ilyas Mao, Canadian Acappella singer, composer and songwriter will be just one of the highlights at the Islamic Museum of Australia’s (IMA) upcoming Gala Dinner on...Read release Islamic Museum highlights Muslims artists in new exhibitionAn object cast from hot glass, traditional Turkish water marbling, and pieces created with wool yarn and cotton thread are among the work highlighted in an exhibition opening today...Read release
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