Notes from Dr Noorah Al-Gailani – Curator of Islamic Civilisations at Glasgow Museums:
Location maps of Islamic Art in the New Burrell – 27 May 2022
Bodies – Permissible or forbidden – Figurative Imagery in Islamic Art
Colour – Candles, Incense and Rosewater in Islamic Culture
Colour – Hidden Meanings of colour in Islamic Art
East Wall – Gardens – two showcases of ceramics and metalware
East Wall by Hunt – Wall tiles from an Islamic shrine
Gardens – Birds and their representations in Islamic Art
Gardens – Earthly Paradise – Islamic carpets in the Burrell
Gardens – Heavenly Gardens on Earthly Carpets – story of the garden in Islam
Hunt – Grotesque – Wild Animals in Mughal Imagination
Hunt – Hidden in Plain Sight – The Dragon Carpet
Hunt – The Hunt in Islamic Culture
Long Corridor – Symbols of Power – What Islamic objects have to say
Love & Friendship – Embroidered with Love, the story of Suzanis
Nature – The Flora of Iznik Ceramics
Potters – Three Oriental Cities & their Islamic Ceramics
Short Corridor – Islamic culture’s love for Blue and White ceramics
Short Corridor – Muslim Potters for Christian Clients – The Story of Hispano-Moresque ceramics
Storytelling – Journey of a Prayer Rug
Weavers – Luxury Textiles for the Ottoman Home
Weavers – Weaving Oriental Carpets – the skills and the techniques
Weavers – Women’s Work – Prayer rugs from two villages in Turkey