Yale University
Islamic Art; Exploring the Visual Arts of the Middle East
The intent of this unit is to demonstrate some of the traditional arts of the Middle East. Extensive background information on the religion, culture, and nature of Islamic art found throughout the Middle East is provided. Each of the...
Smithsonian Institution
Arts of the Islamic World
Learn more about the history and five pillars of Islam with an extensive resource that focuses on the religion's connection to art. Focusing on calligraphy, textiles, and architecture, the packet illustrates the beauty of the artistic...
National Gallery of Art
Islamic Art and Culture
Provided by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, this resource for teachers examines Islamic art, including calligraphy, arabesques, and geometric designs. A recounting of the spread of the faith and the tumultuous political...
Curated OER
Islamic Art
Students examine the various forms of Islamic Art. Using the art, they identify the basic elements and research its history and style of calligraphy. They create a piece of art based on information they collected and demonstrate...
Curated OER
Chapter 10 – Early Islam
In this Islam worksheet, learners read assigned textbook pages regarding Muslim beliefs and respond to 50 short answer questions.
Curated OER
Fusion: Calligraphy of Thought
Students read about Calligraphy of Thought, a collection of poetry linking Islam to the West. In this art and poetry lesson plan, students read about the poetry collection and complete a culture flower.
Curated OER
Islamic Art; Exploring the Visual Arts of the Middle East
Students create a monogram, based of the idea of a Turkish Tughra. They examine the connection between writing for communication and writing as an art form. They explore the vocabulary related to the use of art media in the classroom.
Curated OER
Art in the Muslim World
Students explore the basic elements of Islamic art and create their own artistic calligraphy. In this Islamic art instructional activity, students discuss calligraphy and watch a video about Islamic art. Students complete a response...
Curated OER
Spirit of Islam: Wrapping It Up
Students develop an action plan for overcoming stereotypes of the Muslim faith based on research they have conducted in previous lessons.
Curated OER
Music of the Middle East
Explore the cultural and religious influences that have shaped music in the Middle East. Classical and traditional music styles are covered in terms of instrumentation and music theory. This slide show would be appropriate for a music...
ArtLex
Art Lex: Islam and Islamic Art
A dictionary entry for Islam and Islamic art with numerous illustrations of representative works in all media, including architecture, ceramics, metalwork, textiles, and manuscripts. Includes useful cross-references to related terms and...
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Islamic Art: Introduction
A general introduction to Islamic art. Explains the term, the unifying style elements of Islamic art, the role of calligraphy, popular misconceptions about Islamic art, and similar topics. Includes internal links to definitions of...
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Islamic Art: Late Medieval Period: History
A solid introduction to Islamic art of the late medieval period (approximately A.D. 1250 to A.D. 1450) that relates historical events to the art production of the time. With informative descriptions and wonderful reproductions that...
Other
Islamic Arts and Architecture: Calligraphy
Explains the central role of calligraphy in Islamic art and architecture. Includes numerous illustrations of various writing styles and information about the development of calligraphy in the Islamic world.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Islamic Art Highlights
Fifty masterworks from the Metropolitan's collection of Islamic art are on display, grouped by object type to aid comparative analysis. Includes curators' notes, along with detailed views. Stunning examples of Islamic art and calligraphy...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Islamic Middle East
The term Islamic is used here to define the art and material culture of those lands where the dominant religion is Islam, the religion revealed to the prophet Muhammad in seventh century Arabia. The Islamic lands have encompassed at...
Other
Saudi Aramco World: Keyboard Calligraphy
In a recent exhibition on Ottoman culture held in Amsterdam's Nieuwe Kerk was an unimpressive-looking little 18th-century book, a printed version of a manuscript produced 150 years earlier. Usually a manuscript is more rare than a...
The History Cat
The History Cat: Islamic Arts and Literature
An introduction to the art and literature that were produced during the Islamic Golden Age. A brief look at Islamic calligraphy, mosaics, geometric designs, and the story behind the 1001 Tales of the Arabian Nights.
British Library
British Library: A Magnificent Koran (Qur'an)
Page through an amazing work of Islamic calligraphy, a 14th-century Koran. Includes audio recitations of the verses in Arabic and commentaries for each page in English that you can listen to or read.
The British Museum
British Museum: Artists of the Modern Middle East
The online home of "Word into Art," an exhibition mounted by the British Museum that details the way in which artists from across the Middle East and North Africa use written language in their art. The exhibition follows four thematic...
PBS
Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Tughra of Suleyman I the Magnificent
Webpage describing the Tughra of Suleyman I the Magnificent from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about the art...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Tughra of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent
A tughra is a special calligraphic-style signature used by rulers of the Ottoman empire, often on official decrees. This provides information about the tughra of Suleyman the Magnificent(1494-1566), one of the most famous Ottoman sultans.