british museum hajj events

Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam. British Museum, £12, until 15th April. I can't believe this exhibition is nearly over. I went to one of the members' nights to see it, just after it opened, and I've been meaning to write about it ever...


the British Museum's Hajj


Journey to the Heart of Islam


Event: Origins of Hajj Lecture


Event details


British Museum Hajj Exhibition


Bringing Mecca to the British

Over the next two months the great domed interior of what used to be the British Museum's reading room, where Marx researched Das Kapital and Bram Stoker (creator of Dracula) was a reader, is host to Hajj, a remarkable exhibition that celebrates the most sacred event in the Islamic calendar, the pilgrimage to Mecca. The exhibition seems more than a cultural event—a milestone, perhaps, in the public recognition and acceptance of Islam at the heart of British life.
Bringing Mecca to the British Museum by Malise Ruthven | NYRblog ...

Since the Hajj exhibit began, the British Museum has been praised for fostering cultural diplomacy, acknowledging the role of Islam in British public life, and attracting new audiences to a cultural venue. In addition to tracing...
british museum hajj events