The section opened on November 1st, 2011 after a major renovation. It became one of the "must see"---very well designed, well thought, comprehensive, educational and absolutely beautiful. I had rather little academic knowledge about the art from the region, but I was totally fascinated. Hope the pictures give you some idea.
So sharp. Love how it was displayed. Must have been owned by somebody very special...
There were a lot of people, there had been quite a hype about this gallery---and for reason!
The way animals depicted were very cute & humorous.
I was very surprised how much those Islamic/Arabic/Middle Eastern art had common with Chinese arts. For example, the bowl above is from somewhere Middle East ( Iran/Mesopotamia? sorry I forgot the detail...) but the picture of the lady looked just like the ones from ancient Chinese Buddhism art.
The lights on the ceiling were so nice and beautiful. Must have been specially designed and ordered.
The Met put so much attention to the detail of how they display the artworks. The tile above was held by metal nails, but the tip of the nails were painted with EXACTLY the same color with the background.
Praying Niche: Iran, Isfahan (above)
One of the highlight. I was always fascinated by Iranian art, it is sad how the country has been going through really difficult time and it is the place hard to visit....
Moroccan Court, Morocco (part)
One of the absolutely beautiful "re-created" rooms. The decorative details were actually new, done by some artisans who were invited from Morocco for making this room. You can see how they did it on the video (at their HP), it is just amazing.
Surprised to learn that this clothes is for men.
Probably the most beautiful pen case I have ever seen.
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