First Major Quran Exhibition in US Set to Open

In addition to the exhibition, there will also be several seminars and panels on Islamic Art, curator tours, family-friendly hands-on art activities, storytelling performances and live demonstrations of calligraphy and illumination. A Quran symposium will also take place Dec. 1 at the Turkish Embassy to the U.S. Organized by the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry and the Smithsonian Museum, "The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts" will be on view through Feb. 20.
Officials from the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry and the Turkish embassy are expected to attend the exhibit’s opening sponsored by Turkish Airlines, the Koc Holding and the Dogan Group. (By Esra Kaymak Avci, WASHINGTON - AA)
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