The majlis, cultures in dialogue is comprised of objects that tell stories. Stories about a long history of exchanges and dialogue in the Arabian peninsula and beyond. Stories that one might hear in a majlis, the space present in every Arab home where people gather to talk and socialize. Stories that recall the mutual – and often forgotten – influences between the Islamic civilization, Europe, India and the far East. Stories at the core of an ambitious project initiated by the Sheikh Faisal bin qassim al than I museum: a multifaceted Forum for respectful yet incisive dialogue that connects people, beliefs and cultures.

This catalogue gathers some forty artworks from the collection of the Sheikh Faisal bin qassim al than I museum, chosen to showcase these existing interrelationships between artists and craftsmen around the world and how they influenced style and culture across country borders.

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