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Dec 2023
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Cartier, Islamic Inspiration and Modern ...

Louvre Abu Dhabi | اللوفر أبوظبي
About this episode

In this episode, we are visiting the exhibition “Cartier, Islamic Inspiration and Modern Design” with Fakhera Alkindi, senior curatorial assistant at Louvre Abu Dhabi.

Through the lens of Cartier’s creations, we will see how the Islamic arts became a major source of inspiration for western designers as the world stepped into modernity at the turn of the 20th century.  

From masterpieces of the Islamic arts to the design sketches made in Cartier’s workshops, and finally to magnificent pieces of jewellery, dive with us into the mind of Cartier’s designers and discover how this Islamic inspiration lives on today. 

The exhibition “Cartier, Islamic Inspiration and Modern Design” is on show at Louvre Abu Dhabi from the 16th of November 2023 to the 24th of March 2024.   

“On Show” is a podcast produced by the Louvre Abu Dhabi.

A special thanks to our guest Fakhera Alkindi for her kind participation to this episode, and the team of France Muséums for their support. 

This podcast episode is also available in Arabic and French on the Louvre Abu Dhabi mobile app and our website: louvreabudhabi.ae

Executive production: Amine Kharchach, Marine Botton.
Recording: Amine Kharchach.
Post-production, music and mix: Making Waves.
Show Cover: Maysa Sultan.

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