Across Asia and the Islamic World: Movement and Mobility in the Arts of East Asian, South and Southeast Asian, and Islamic Cultures

The Walters Art Museum is reopening its Arts of Asia and Islam collections in a renovated and reinstalled 4th floor of the Centre Street Building. The first volume in a series of titles, Arts Across Asia and Islam, will focus on themes that transcend period, form, locale, and medium, and form part of the Museum's wider initiative to develop new ways of interpreting its collections.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 64 pages
Publication date: 07 March 2023
Publisher: D Giles Ltd

The Walters Art Museum stands as one of the most remarkable museums in the United States, creating profound connections between people and art from diverse cultures across seven millennia. Its vast collection boasts an awe-inspiring array of artifacts, ranging from intricately illuminated Qurans and captivating images of the Buddha to mesmerizing narrative paintings and intricately crafted ceramics and metalworks. In March 2023, an official publication will commemorate the reopening of the Museum's Arts of Asia and Islam collections in the newly renovated and reinstalled 4th floor of the Centre Street Building. This momentous occasion marks the debut of "Arts Across Asia and Islam," the first installment in a series of groundbreaking titles that depart from traditional academic approaches. Built upon themes that transcend time, form, location, and medium, this publication forms an integral part of the Museum's broader initiative to allocate resources towards exploring innovative methods of interpreting its vast collections.

Weight: 208g
Dimension: 180 x 185 x 8 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781913875220