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MWNF online Exhibition WATER IN ISLAM. And We Made from Water Every Living Thing.
MWNF online Exhibition WATER IN ISLAM. Press conference
 
 
 

Speakers:

Laura GIULIANO, Curator of South and South-East Asian collections, Museum of Civilisations, Rome (Welcome)
Eva SCHUBERT, Chair and CEO Museum With No Frontiers
Dina TURKIEH (Independent Researcher, Abu Dhabi), Curator 'Water In Islam'
Amr HAMDY (Independent Researcher, Cairo), Curator 'Water In Islam'
Ercan TOPÇU (Founder Istanbul Water Museum), 'Water in Islam' Partner and ‘Global Water Museum Network’ Member & Barış TOPÇU, Project Coordinator, Istanbul Water Museum

Final Greetings by Ambassador Wafaa BASSIM on behalf of the MWNF Honorary Committee

Moderator: Nael CHAMI (La Sapienza University, Rome)

Guest: Paola TORRE, former curator of Islamic art at the National Museum of Oriental Art.

The panel was hosted at the conference hall of the Museum of Civilisations in Rome, which incorporates different museums including the former National Museum of Oriental Art, a co-founding Partner of ‘Discover Islamic Art’. Laura Giulianio, Eva Schubert and Nael Chami as well as Paola Torre participated from that venue, whereas Dina Turkieh and Amr Hamdy respectively joint from Abu Dhabi and Cairo.

Technically the press conference was handled by Seidl+Seidl OG, a specialised company based in the Austrian region of the Burgenland.
Rome25-03-2026