Mission

Khamseen: Islamic Art History Online is a free and open-access online platform of digital resources to aid the teaching and learning of the history of Islamic art, architecture, and visual culture. It currently offers a collection of short-form video presentations on topics and terms important for the scholarly discipline of Islamic art history.

These presentations are intended to support educators, particularly those who face limited access to institutional and archival resources. The project also aims to bring new voices, perspectives, methodologies, artworks, and objects into classrooms. Besides catering to undergraduate and graduate students, the pedagogical materials provided here are also intended to help educate and inspire interested audiences outside of academia.