Schedule Day 2

18 November 2021 | EXPO Dubai – UN Pavilion

Welcome note by the UN Resident Coordinator for the UAE, Dr. Dena Assaf

Opening Speech by Ministry of Culture and Youth

  • Museum With No Frontiers – Islamic Art and Heritage Platform, Dr. Eva Schubert   
  • Questioning the Exceptionalism of ‘Islamic Art’: Learning from the Arts of Mosul, Dr Ruba Kanaan
  • The Role of Museums in Preserving Heritage “Case Study of Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo”, Dr. Alaa Eldin  Mahmoud
  • Discussion: Moderator: Dr. Zaki Aslan

Coffee Break | 16:45 – 17:15

  • The Silk Roads and Islamic Material Culture, Prof Julian Henderson
  • Islamic Archeaology and Heritage: One of the Salient Ways of Being Human, Dr. Jose C. Carvajal Lopez
  • Discussion: Moderator: Dr. Reyhan Sabri

Closing and Conclusions by Organisers | 18:30 – 19:00