Exhibitions
From the Louvre: Masterpieces of Islamic Art
Basin, Known as the "Baptistery of Saint Louis"; signed by Muhammad ibn al-Zayd; Syria or Egypt, Mamluk dynasty, ca. 1330–1340; engraved and inlaid copper alloy, gold, silver, black compound; coats of arms of the House of France, Paris, 1821; entered the Louvre in 1793; Musée du Louvre, Département des Arts de l'Islam, LP 16; © 2009 Musée du Louvre, Dist. GrandPalaisRmn / Hughes Dubois
September 26, 2026–January 18, 2027
From the Louvre: Masterpieces of Islamic Art marks the first time an exceptional selection of works from the Louvre’s renowned Department of Islamic Art has traveled to the United States. Co-organized by the Musée du Louvre and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, the exhibition brings together twenty-six masterpieces spanning the seventh through nineteenth centuries and originating from Spain to India. Through extraordinary objects in metalwork, ceramics, textiles, and sculpture, the exhibition traces the journeys of these works across cultures and empires, revealing how diplomacy, trade, collecting, and artistic exchange transformed them into enduring symbols of the rich and interconnected history of the Islamic world.