Middle Eastern art, artists, museums and culture, a guide to websites
See also: Islamic Art
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Abzu
Abzu is a guide to networked open access data relevant to the study and public presentation of the Ancient Near East and the Ancient Mediterranean world.
ArtRole
ArtRole is a UK-based contemporary arts organisation developing international cultural exchanges with the Middle East.
ArteEast
A global platform for Middle East Arts, based in New York.
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Bidoun
A journal of art and culture from The Middle East.
Etana
ETANA is a multi-institutional collaborative project initiated in August 2000 as an electronic publishing project designed to enhance the study of the history and culture of the ancient Near East.
Encyclopedia of the Orient. Lexicorient
Travel and historical information. From North Africa, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Mauritania to Western sahara and Yemen.
History of Middle Eastern art
Ancient Near Eastern Art, a timeline from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Art of the Ancient Near East
A list of website links by Chris Witcombe.
British Museum Middle East art collection.
Mesopotamia
A website from The British Museum.
Middle Eastern objects in the British Museum. Wikipedia
Persian Art Through the Centuries
Iransaga
Wikipedia entries on Middle Eastern art.
ALGERIA
See: Algeria
ARABIC ART/SAUDI ARABIA
See also: Saudi Arabia
BAHRAIN
Bahrain National Museum of Art
DesMena design magazine for The Middle East and North Africa
desMena tries to take a fresh look at Middle East and North African designs and projects.
Museum of Contemporary Art Bahrain
Ministry of Culture and Information, Bahrain.
Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa paintings cover a diverse range of artistic genres. Wikipedia
Rashid Al Khalifa’s website.
Born and bred in Bahrain, Rashid Al Khalifa moved to England in 1972 and studied Art and Design at Brighton and Hastings Art College. In 1975, Rashid returned to Bahrain and founded the Bahrain Art Society, aiming to encourage fellow artists.
ISRAEL
See: Israel
JORDAN
See: Jordan
KURDISTAN
Kurdistan TV Satellite Channel
KUWAIT
Art Kuwait
Art Kuwait is an online source of arts and culture news from Kuwait. Here you can find information about Kuwaiti and international artists, and check upcoming art exhibitions and art events.
The list of art galleries and art museums in Kuwait
Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah: Home
(DAI) is a cultural organisation based on a Kuwaiti private art collection owned by Sheikh Nasser Sabah.
Museum of Modern Art. Art Kuwait
LEBANON
See: Lebanon
LIBYA
Libyan art. Encyclopedia Britannica
Libyan culture highlights folk art and traditions, which are highly influenced by Islam. The arts of weaving, embroidery, metal engraving, and leatherwork.
The Arts – Libya Travel and Tours
Libya Rock Art
Prehistoric rock art and drawings of the Wadi al-Ajal, Libya
The Culture Trip: Libya Art, Culture and Travel Guide
Libyana
A site dedicated to Libyan art and culture. Libyana is a collective, volunteer effort of a group of Libyan women and men who love their culture and heritage. Samples of Libyan history, literature, art, music, and folklore.
MOROCCO (MAROC), MARRAKESH, AGADIR
See: Morocco
NEAR EASTERN ART, NORTH AFRICAN ART
The Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project (State Archives of Assyria)
A collection of all published and unpublished Neo-Assyrian texts in an electronic database.
Costume. Ancient Near East Costumes.
Middle East and Jewish Studies. Ancient and Medieval Middle East.
Columbia University
Nineveh, Assyria. Nineyeh Online. News, history.
Phoenicia, Phoenicians
A compilation of studies about the ancient Canaanite people of the Middle East, the Phoenicians.
OMAN
Oman’s Best Galleries and Museums. Culture Trip
Muscat Daily
Launched on October 10, 2009, Muscat Daily is today the largest selling newspaper in the Sultanate of Oman. Muscatdaily.com is the online version of the 28-page daily broadsheet that is published by Oman’s top publishing house, Apex Press and Publishing, and is meant for those who want to follow the latest news about Oman online.
PALESTINE
See: Palestine: art and museum, a guide to websites.
QATAR
See: httpQatar art museums and culture
SYRIAN ARABIC REPUBLIC
See: Syria
TUNISIAN (TUNIS) ART AND CULTURE
See: Tunisia (Tunis)
Bardo Museum (Le Musee National du Bardo)
Wikipedia entry on the culture of Tunisia
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
See: United Arab Emirates
Dubai travel & Culture Services
A tour operator site about UAE.
YEMEN
The British-Yemeni Society
Articles and news.
The history, culture and architecture of Yemen.
Yemen Gateway
Yemen: The arts. Encyclopedia Britannica
Yemen Art & Architecture. Facebook
UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Yemen