Research guides: Islamic Studies: Media & organizations

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Spirit of Islam
Calligraphy exhibition produced by Museum of Anthropology at UBC.
The Aga Khan Museum
Online catalogues and exhibition information.
Discover Islamic art in the Mediterranean: Museum with no Frontiers
Features many full-colour online exhibitions
Discover Islamic art in the West: Museum with no Frontiers
Hagia Sophia museum
Contains some images of the building.
The British Museum's collection database
Use the museum's search engine to browse the collection.
LACMA: Islamic Art
Browse the online holdings of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's collection of Islamic artifacts
ARTstor
Online image database.
Image and visual resources libguide
Prepared by Harriet Sonne de Torrens, University of Toronto Libraries.
The Nature of Islamic Art
Prepared by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Pattern in Islamic Art
Muslim Heritage Online image banck

NAXOS Music Library
Muslim World Music Day
Online resource offering contemporary and historical recordings.
Music Library catalogue, University of Toronto
Over 180,000 items. Some media available to stream online.

GTA Eid
MuslimFest Mississauga
Arts and entertainment festival typically held in September.
Muslim Association of Canada (MAC)
Islamic Society of North America