Oliver Hoare's memoir details the story of the ambitious exchange of an Iranian masterpiece for a painting by the Abstract Expressionist

The second edition of the event will also include loans from the Louvre, the Bodleian Library, the Qatar National Library, and the Vatican—which does not have diplomatic relations with the kingdom

The Musée d’Art et de Culture Soufis MTO opens at challenging moment for France’s Muslim community

Our round-up of the latest art publications

Local Muslim and Jewish organisations have questioned the decision, suggesting it risks conflating historic Islamic art and Hamas

Texas institution opens six new galleries to display its collection of Islamic art, coinciding with its hosting of symposium on the subject

As country is mired in economic and political turmoil, major upgrading project forges ahead with restoration of important sites at the ancient heart of Lahore

The approximately $9m project included modernising 20,000 sq. ft of galleries and bringing key objects out of storage for public display for the first time

After 18-month closure, Qatar gallery to relaunch on 5 October in time for Fifa World Cup

Show about the Hijrah—Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina—at Saudi Arabia’s Ithra Museum will go on a five-year world tour

The museum’s Islamic art collection spans more than 1,400 pieces as well as important long-term loans

The Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad contains around 2,500 objects related to Islamic faiths and traditions

Funding from Alwaleed Philanthropies will support Multaka project working with 200 refugees and asylum seekers over the next five years

The Louvre-led government initiative aims to shatter clichés and encourage a deeper understanding

Exploration of the Islamic building through its decorations and objects fills a gap in the field

Leighton House Museum—which was once the home and studio of artist Lord Leighton—is undergoing restoration and will reopen in 2021

One title, based on a recent exhibition, and another with an academic bent present divergent interpretations, from the context of workmanship and religion

Criticism in Israel reached an apex when President Rivlin called for the state to prevent the London auctions

A planned mosque and cultural centre will celebrate the syncretic culture of Hinduism and Islam in the northern city of Ayodhya

Israeli museum professionals fear deaccessioning auction could set a dangerous precedent

This collection of essays examines the Islamic treatment of figuration around the world, from pre-modern decoration to contemporary snowmen

Busy auction series brought records for Osman Hamdi Bey and Jean-Léon Gérôme, and controversial sale of two illustrated folios separated from a Persian manuscript

The authors ask “What is Islamic about ‘Islamic’ art?”

Twenty-four artists present their own works in new book, including the late Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian

Restored Victorian galleries, funded by Albukhary Foundation and featuring screens by Ahmad Angawi, have transformed the presentation of the collection

Light and spacious Albukhary Foundation Gallery is a huge transformation for the London institution, says Jane Jakeman

Berlin’s Multaka programme of Arabic-language tours is spreading to the UK—and beyond

We talk to the curator Kathy Halbreich about the giant two-part Bruce Nauman retrospective at MoMA and MoMA PS1. Plus, the specialist in Islamic studies Jane Jakeman reviews the new Islamic displays at London’s British Museum. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.

As debates on the burqa rage worldwide, De Young Museum exhibition explores complexities and range of Islamic dress

Six centuries of city’s connection to Muslim world explored in rare Uffizi and Bargello collaboration