Stories

DISCOVER EXHIBITS AND THEIR STORIES

Where do the museum objects come from, how does a restoration work and what are the employees’ actual favourite objects? We answer these questions with plenty of background information in our stories. Dive into the historic world of the Museum for Islamic Art and discover connections to other collections.

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SERIES: History of the collection

Jewish collectors

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SERIES: History of the collection

The collector Dr. Max Ginsberg

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SERIES: History of the collection

Mihrab Tile from Kashan

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Ein poetisches Gemälde aus der Qadscharen-Ära Erforschung weiblicher Formen und überirdischer Elemente in der Malerei der Qadscharen-Ära des 19. Jahrhunderts.

SERIES: Objects tell Stories

A Poetic Painting from Qajar Era

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Shadi Ghadirian, Qajar-Series

SERIES: History of the Collection

Through Shadi Ghadirian’s Lens

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SERIES: Objects tell stories

Winter Celebrations around the World

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Interim storage of already dismantled cupola elements. © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Islamische Kunst / Jutta-Maria Schwed, 2024

SERIES: MUSEUM BACKSTAGE

Dismantling the Alhambra Cupola

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SERIES: OBJECTS TELL STORIES

The Alhambra Cupola in the Museum

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A page from the manuscript

SERIES: Museum Backstage

Digitization of al-Qazwini Manuscript

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Feature Image: © Hannibal Saad

SERIES: Music from the world

The Diversity of Music in Syria

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Habibi Funk

SERIES: Music from the world

Habibi Funk

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Elektro Hafla

SERIES: Music from the world

Electronic Hafla

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E-LEARNING

USING DIGITAL TEACHING MODULES

Islamic art comes to the classroom and the mosque! The teaching modules oriented towards the teaching plan offer creative lessons with large practical sections that bring art and culture to life in the school day. We also offer teaching modules that have been developed by and with mosques and are suitable for Islamic youth work.

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Subject: Extracurricular Activities, Art
Grade: 10 onwards

Restoration as challenge

Subject: Extracurricular Activities, Art, Ethics/Religion
Grade: 10 onwards

Research at a Museum yourself

Subject: Extracurricular Activities, Art, Ethics/Religion
Grade: 10 onwards

Communicate for a Museum yourself

Subject: Extracurricular Activities, Art, Ethics/Religion
Grade: 10 onwards

Curate an exhibition yourself

Subject: Extracurricular Activities, Politics, History, Ethics/Religion, German and Foreign Languages
Grade: 10 onwards

Genderroles in Historiography

Subject: Extracurricular Activities, Politics, Music, Ethics/Religion
Grade: 10 onwards

Music - What does it do to you?

Subject: Extracurricular Activities, Politics, Art, History, Ethics/Religion
Grade: 10 onwards

Genderroles- Which do you have?

Subject: Extracurricular Activities, Art, Ethics/Religion
Grade: 10 onwards

Clothes - What do they say about us?

Subject: Extracurricular Activities, Politics, History, Ethics/Religion
Grade: 10 onwards

Intersectionality – then and now

Subject: Extracurricular Activities, Art
Grade: 10 onwards

Calligraffiti- Connection of old and new

Subject: Extracurricular Activities, Ethics/Religion
Grade: 10 onwards

Khamsa - amulet as talisman?

Subject: Extracurricular Activities, Politics, Ethics/Religion
Grade: 10 onwards

"male" or "female" - What's the difference?!

360°-TOURS

EXPLORE TOPICS IN DEPTH

Virtual rooms invite you to discover the collection of the Museum for Islamic Art in an entirely new way. Here you’ll find exclusive text contributions, videos, musical compositions and objects that are sensory experiences for the eyes and ears.

Overview of 360°-Tours

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Gurbet Şarkıları – Songs from Foreign Lands

Music and Belonging between Turkey and Germany (1961-2021)

Gurbet Şarkıları – Lieder aus der Fremde

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Museum in Action

A look at the transformation of a permanent exhibition

360°-Tour

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Garden Paradise

Experience the magic of our living garden world

Gartenp

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Music in the Museum

A visual journey into the sound world of the museum

MEDIA LIBRARY

WATCH, LISTEN, READ

Discover the histories behind the collection and the projects of the Museum for Islamic Art through its films, interviews, audio and publications.

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Multaka Talks - Conversations Across Museums
CulturalxCollabs - Weaving the Future Film
CulturalxCollabs - Weaving the Future Copyright : Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Islamische Kunst
CulturalxCollabs - Weaving the Future
Sini calligraphy
Colours from fire – technology and history of ceramic mosaics
Islam - a view from within
The sound of reviving - Razan Nassreddine
An exceptional visit - Yasser Almaamoun
Zwischen Hier und Dort | Multaka, Museum für Islamische Kunst
Between Here and There - Kefah Ali Deeb
Polyphonic - Kenan Melhem
Syrian-Heritage-Archive-Project
People of the Archive - Jean-Claude David
Anke Scharrahs about the Aleppo Room

RESEARCH

SEARCH THE COLLECTION OF THE MUSEUM FOR ISLAMIC ART

Find all kinds of information on objects and works in the online database of the Museum for Islamic Art. Data on over 12,500 objects from the collection are available online and are constantly expanded and updated by our employees.

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