A group of nine Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah’s (DAI) friends took a short trip to Abu Dhabi, from the 26th to the 28th of January 2023. The trip was aimed at visiting “Bollywood Superstars”, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, where items from The al-Sabah Collection were displayed on loan as part of this temporary exhibition. We also had the privilege of visiting several cultural and historical attractions that offered a rich and diverse representation of the UAE’s heritage. These visits were an eye-opening and educational experience that allowed us to better understand the cultural and historical significance of the city and its people. The first stop on our itinerary was the…

In December-29 2022, the Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah/The al-Sabah Collection entered an agreement with Kuwait University to facilitate the development of an undergraduate museum studies programme. The purpose of the programme is to create opportunities for students at the university to augment their history studies with theoretical and practical applications relevant to today’s museums. With the opening of The al-Sabah Collection (TaSC) galleries at the Kuwait National Museum in 1983, the Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah (DAI) established itself as an interactive entity dedicated to sharing the art and culture of the Islamic world in the best way possible.  From curating a collection that includes the full chronology, geographical spread and media of…

Today is an exceptionally remarkable day; it is the day the DAI reached the age of maturity; the age of brilliance and radiance; the age of forty. It is the age in which the souls of the prophets prepare to receive the flow of boundless beauty from Allah Almighty and stand ready to carry the sublime message to the world. This is an opportunity to reflect on the past, and tell the story of this extraordinary experience that is summarized by the name “Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah”. The first to remember on this occasion is the visionary, the late Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, to whom the credit belongs for collecting…