Exhibition – Taught by the Pen: the Qur’an & the Art of Calligraphy

Contributed By: events coordinator
Organizing Institution: Museum of Islamic Arts & Heritage (MIAH) Foundation, Birmingham
Contact email: [email protected]
Start Date: April 4, 2024 (12:00pm)
End Date: May 25, 2024 (6:00pm GMT+1)
Cost: $4.5 - $16.96
Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/exhibition-taught-by-the-pen-the-quran-the-art-of-calligraphy-tickets-858258553437?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1
MIAH Gallery (at Moseley Community Hub) – Balsall Heath – California – United Kingdom

Description:

The Museum of Islamic Arts & Heritage (MIAH) Foundation is pleased to announce its first in-house curated exhibition at the MIAH Islamic Arts & Heritage Gallery in Balsall Heath, Birmingham. Taught by the Pen: the Qur’an and Calligraphy explores the role of the art of calligraphy in the preservation of the Qur’an in its written form through the centuries. The exhibition is being launched during the month of Ramadan, during which the first verses were revealed. We will mark its launch with a private view on the evening of Thursday 14th March 2024.

The exhibition will be open to the public on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 12 pm-6 pm, starting from Friday 15th March 2024. It will run until 25th May 2024.

Tickets

We would like to make this exhibition as accessible as possible and so have subsidised the price of the tickets. However, we still need to make a small charge for entry to help cover our costs. To guarantee your place, please book your tickets in advance using the link. We will allow tickets to be purchased at the door, however, this is subject to availability and on busy days this may not be possible.

Standard Ticket: £5 (+ ticket fees)

Concessions (students, low-income): £3.50 (+ ticket fees)

Ages over 65: (flexible donation amount – whatever you can afford)

Please present proof of concessionary status with your ticket upon arrival, where applicable.

 

Thursday, April 4 · 12 – 6pm GMT+1

Location:
MIAH Gallery (at Moseley Community Hub)
496 Moseley Road
Balsall Heath , Birmingham B12 9AH United Kingdom
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