Middle East and North Africa

Here are some important subject headings to use in the Library catalog:

Art -- Arab countries

Art, Egyptian

Art, Mogul Empire

Art, Turkish

Art, Middle Eastern

Calligraphy, Arabic

Calligraphy, Persian

Islamic art

Jewish art

Ottoman art

Art -- (any country)

National Museum of Asian Art - Smithsonian   One of the finest collections of Islamic art in the US, from the earliest century of Islam to present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Nature of Islamic Art series of essays from the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History  featuring artists and works in the Met collections, essays, and historical context.

Modern Art Iraq Archive (MAIA)   Modern art from the Iraqi Museum of Modern Art in Baghdad, much of which was lost or damaged in the aftermath of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.

Agial Gallery  Art gallery in Beirut with extensive roster of contemporary artists from the Middle East.

Arab Culture Fund  Organization promotes projects in cinema, performing arts, literature, music and visual arts, across the Arab world.

Artis  Organization promoting contemporary artists from Israel.