Special restoration for the new permanent exhibition 2026: The Qadjars

With the generous support of the Freunde des Museums für Islamische Kunst e.V., the Museum for Islamic Art is currently restoring three paintings on canvas…

The colorful splendor of the Lady of Amra

This fresco of a female figure from the first half of the eighth century (c.730-740 CE) comes from the bathhouse of Qusayr Amra, an…

Multaka: Museum as Meeting Point

Multaka: Museums as Meeting Point is a project that aims to facilitate intercultural exchange, through active cultural participation of people with migration and/or refugee…

Kulturgeschichten

(Inter)cultural education is an important part of the process of developing social competencies and fostering integration. It enables children and young people to knowingly…

TAMAM – The mosque communities’ education project with the Museum für Islamische Kunst

Syrian Heritage Initiative

The five projects of the Syrian Heritage Initiative are all devoted to Syria’s unique material and immaterial cultural heritage. Their research and archival efforts…