Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia opens photography exhibition on Quranic collection

In celebration of the launch of its newest publication, Al-Qur’an: The Sacred Art of Revelation (Volume II), the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (IAMM) is highlighting the Quran in an exhibition running from early October to the end of 2014. 

Source: IAMM website.

The photography exhibition of the same title introduces the newly published catalogue to the public. Now in its second edition, the catalogue features the latest IAMM collection of Quranic manuscripts, categorised into a range of dynasties and geographical settings.

The exhibition displays 12 sets of Qur’an leaf images with each set consisting of Surah Al Fatihah and the first page of Surah Al Baqarah. These sets of scripts will illustrate the different designs of the Quran that have been bound in different periods and places in the Islamic world. Manuscripts from Iran, Turkey, China and the Malay world are included.

Take a virtual tour of the museum here.