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Asma-ul-Husna and Ayat-ul-Kursi IV, a mixed-media calligraphic painting by Ayesha Kamal

American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center · Ward Circle, Northwest DC

Au-delà des mots : L'art sacré d'Ayesha Kamal (Beyond Words: The Sacred Art of Ayesha Kamal)

Now showing5 September 2026 – 6 December 2026·Free

Peintures monumentales en techniques mixtes de la calligraphe islamique contemporaine, transformant versets coraniques et noms divins en surfaces texturées où se superposent feuilles métalliques et calligraphies d'une infinie finesse.

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Lace afternoon dress from the Hillwood collection, shown in Interwoven: A Tradition of Textiles

Entrelacs : une tradition textile (Interwoven: A Tradition of Textiles)

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens

Painted portrait of Lloyd Walton Patterson, on long-term loan to Hillwood

Portrait de Lloyd Patterson (Portrait of Lloyd Patterson)

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens

Busy Bliss : la passion d'un collectionneur (Busy Bliss: A Collector's Passion)

Dumbarton Oaks Museum & Gardens

All exhibitions in Washington, DC this month Coming up in October

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