In The Spot Light
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The Islamic Mediterranean is the star of the new programme of MWNF Travel. 14 tours invite the traveller to discover the artistic and cultural legacy of the great Islamic dynasties from the Umayyad Caliphs (662) to the end of the Ottoman Empire (1922). These are the themes of our tours for 2009 / 2010: Jordan (1 tour) – The Ummayads. The Rise of Islamic Art. Portugal (1 tour) – Islamic art in Portugal. Tunisia (2 tours) – Ifriqiya. 13 Centuries of Islamic Art and Architecture. Italy (1 tour) – Arab and Siculo-Norman Art in Sicily. Islamic Culture in Medieval Sicily. Syria (1 tour) – The Ayyubid Era. Art and Architecture in Medieval Syria. Palestinian Territories (I tour) – Pilgrimage, Science, Sufism. Egypt (I tour) – Mamluk Art. The Splendour and Magic of the Sultans. Morocco (I tour) – Andalusian Morocco. A Discovery in Living Art. Turkey (2 tours) – Early Ottoman Art. The Legacy of the Emirates. Spain (3 tours) – Mudejar Art. Islamic Influence on Christian Art. The tours are accompanied by specialised guides or tour lecturers and are available in English and in the local language of the visited country; also for most European tours Arabic-speaking guides can be organised. For other languages please refer to the information provided for each tour. All tours announced on this website are based on an MWNF Exhibition Trail, the MWNF exhibition format where instead of moving the works of art, it is the visitor who moves around to discover monuments, archaeological sites and artefacts at museums within their natural environment. Exhibition catalogues are available in several languages for all Exhibition Trails. They serve as thematic guides for individual visits. For a virtual tour please visit Exhibition Trails. To view the detailed tour programme please visit Our Tours. |