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Jan 2024
37m 37s

Julia Gonnella and Islamic Art

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A series of conversations with Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and people who have been part of Qatar’s architecture & culture development journey.

In this episode, Her Excellency is joined by the German scholar and the Director of the Museum of Islamic Art Dr. Julia Gonnella.

Before joining the Museum of Islamic Art in 2017, Dr Gonnella worked in the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin. She has also authored or edited tens of books and articles and taught at Berlin and Bamberg Universities.

The discussion revolves around the newly renovated Museum of Islamic Art and the exhibition 'Baghdad: Eye’s Delight' as well as other noteworthy galleries on religion, the history of the Quran, and the Islamic world. 

The Power of Culture Podcast is a Qatar Creates production.

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