The opening of the Islamic Arts Biennial 2025 in Jeddah, entitled “and between them”
The Western pilgrims hall, the Biennali residence site, is the meeting point of the various cultures, as millions of guests of Rahman pass every year to perform the rituals of Hajj and Umrah, to carry this unique architectural edifice of their memories and feelings, while the Biennali will present throughout his stay a unique dialogue between archaeological antiques and pieces Historical and contemporary artworks within the external halls and external spaces, exploring the depth of faith meanings, and ways to express them and celebrate them through human feelings, ideas and creative works.
It also provides unique visions on how cultures continue in light of the transformations taking place in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today, and their close association with the global framework.
The Qur’anic verse expresses “and what is between them”, which was mentioned in several places in the Holy Qur’an, as God Almighty says: {God who created the heavens, the earth, and what is between them}, when God’s creation as the person realizes and feels it, through five halls that are presented more than 500 artifacts, In the Biennial of Islamic Arts, 2025 is explored that man seeks to understand the beauty and splendor of what the Creator created.
Biennial Islamic Arts team?
In its second edition, the Biennali displays a greater number of contemporary artworks, in light of the broader participation of institutions, to confirm through this expansion of its status a global central platform for Islamic arts, as it brings together feast works from the most prominent international institutions specialized in Islamic arts, from Tunisia to Tashkent, and from Timbuktu To Yugiakarta, to open the participation of this global network from institutions, broad prospects for Islamic arts, which combines the past and the present, and opens new channels for dialogue and cooperation.
Bad works include archaeological artifacts, historical pieces and valuable Islamic collections, artworks from major institutions such as the Louvre Paris, Al -Machimia and Albert “London”, in addition to groups specialized in Islamic arts and cultures coming from the Ahmed Baba Institute for Graduate Studies and Islamic Research “Timbuktu”, and the Art Museum Islamic “Doha”, and the Turkish Institute of Manuscripts “Istanbul”.
Al -Bayanali brings together prominent institutions from all over the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which are the King Abdulaziz International Cultural Center – the enrichment of “Dhahran”, the King Abdulaziz Complex for Endowment Library “Al -Madinah Al -Munawwarah”, and the King Fahd National Library “Riyadh”.
Al -Bayanali provides visitors with a unique opportunity to see artifacts and artistic works from the two holy cities, Makkah Al -Mukarramah and Medina, where the first show of the same kind is the fullness of the Kaaba honored outside Makkah Al -Mukarramah, at a time when a new interest in the Kaaba is seized annually, the Biennali displays the cladding that the Kaaba honored last year.
The Biennial includes contemporary artworks for more than 30 artists from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states and various parts of the world, and this participation includes 29 new artworks commissioned by the Biennale Diriyah Foundation, which reflects the efforts of the Foundation to provide a global platform for Saudi artists, and attract artists from all over the world to the Kingdom, so that the audience can be able to Interacting with artistic practices and destinations that look at contemporary art.
What is the division of Islamic arts?
The Biennial of Islamic Arts consists of seven unique sections “the beginning, the orbit, the sacred, the shadow, the honored, the enlightened, and the serum”, distributed through exhibition halls and external areas, which extend over an area of 100,000 square meters, where the general scene of the exhibition was designed through the International Architecture Company OMA.
In addition, the Biennial provides a cultural program that includes a series of events that take place throughout the exhibition period, including lectures, workshops, community initiatives, and seminars, as well as the opening programs for this general include initiatives such as “Biennial after School” and “Biennial after work”, which invite children and adults To explore the arts through applied workshops within a week, which enhances creativity and meditation.
The research area is also returned in the year 2025 under the title “Tarq: The diversity of food practices”, a four -day session, exploring the diversity of nutritional practices in the Arab world. Deepening more in the art world.
It is noteworthy that the activities of the cultural program are held in the Western pilgrims hall in the city of Jeddah, and provides a comprehensive and flexible space for learning, dialogue, and cultural exchange.
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