Islamic Art History Online
Khamseen: Islamic Art History Online is a free and open-access online platform of digital resources dedicated to the study of Islamic art, architecture, and visual culture. We provide original content on various Topics, Terms, and Themes developed by worldwide scholars, thus bringing a multiplicity of voices and perspectives into real and virtual classrooms. We also host large-scale digital Projects, which result from Khamseen‘s collaborations with local and international experts, universities, libraries, museums, archives, and foundations.
Khamseen‘s mission is to help all individuals learn more about Islamic art. While our website is in English, we are currently translating our content into other languages. Team Khamseen is dedicated to continuously expanding and enriching our content and, above all, to building bridges across cultures through the arts. As you explore our platform, please don’t forget to visit our News page and subscribe to our Newsletter to view all our latest content. And if you wish to support our work, please consider donating to our project.
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