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ISLAMIC ART IN THE MEDITERRANEAN (IAM) EXHIBITION TRAILS
THE UMAYYADS
The Rise of Islamic Art
 
 
 

The rise of Islamic art starts with the Umayyads. The originality of the art of the Umayyad era lays on the innovative form of expression of the elements incorporating Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Persian cultures and along the Exhibition Trail set on the deserts of Jordan, the visitors will have the joy of exploring the very early period of the Islamic civilisation.

Organiser(s): Jordanian Ministry of Tourism - Department of Antiquities

Coorganiser(s): Museum With No Frontiers

Sponsor(s): European Union – Euromed Heritage I, Jordan Telecom (sign-posting)
Jordan, from 1997 to 2000