Distant and Close: Chinese Art in Kuwait
China and the Islamic lands were not just bound by trade;
their relationship unfolded through a dynamic web of ritual,
technology, artistry, and imagination.
Mamluks: Art and Legacy
Missing Objects
Missing Objects In the course of the 1990 invasion of Kuwait, some 60 objects went missing from the collection. These objects are registered withthe Interpol, and any information of the possibility of retrieving them would be highly appreciated. LNS 9 G Transparent glass huqqa base, 18th century, India LNS 12 G Transparent glass huqqa base, […]
From Private to Public
From Private to Public A talk given by Hussa Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah Co-owner, The al-Sabah Collection Director General, Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah 17 October 2008, Historians of Islamic Art Association Annual Conference When I was invited to address this distinguished gathering of historians, scholars and archaeologists, I interpreted the invitation to mean its organizers must have […]
The al-Sabah Collection Overview
The al-Sabah Collection Overview The al-Sabah Collection Overview The story of The al-Sabah Collection starts in the 1960’s, when Nasser Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah was a student in Jerusalem. While in that ever-lasting city, he developed an appreciation for the superb works of craftsmen and artisans of early Islamic societies. However, not until 1975, was Nasser […]
Books Celebrating Art and Culture
Books Celebrating Art and Culture
Scholarly Books
Scholarly Books
Exhibition Catalogues
Exhibition Catalogues
Others
Others
Kuwait: the Growth of a Historic Identity
During the 1990s a great deal of scholarly effort has been focused on the particular circumstances of Kuwait’s emergence as a state, and as a result much new material has been brought to light. This series of papers given at Peterhouse College, Cambridge on 19 May 1995 by five leading scholars (Ben J. Slot, Ulrich W. Harmann, Grigori Bondarevsky, Richard Schofield & Suhail Shuhaiber), explores the historical, political and social processes which governed the birth, survival,prosperity and ultimatesovereignty of this unique Arab maritime policy.