The new V&A East Storehouse opened on 31 May, offering public access to over 500,000 objects in a groundbreaking new space.

Director Gus Casely-Hayford joined us‬ to reflect on the curatorial decisions behind it.

Watch: warburg.sas.ac.uk/podcasts/cur...

So so happy to see my beautiful friend Hebba in beautiful Abha!
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#explorearabia #butterbakery_sa
#abhasaudiarabia #أبها

This peaceful little moment in lovely, lovely Al-Balad, Jeddah Historic District 🌴🩵🐦
#albaladjeddah

Please check out how stunning the view is from this little corner of the Islamic Arts Biennale (opened at Western Hajj Terminal in Jeddah on Jan 25 and closes May 25).
 
This is the 2nd edition of the world’s first biennale dedicated to the Islamic arts. Impressive #islamic_arts_biennale ✨✨

Earth Day every day 🌱🌎
#EarthDay2025

Blue sky days in Chicago 🩵
#architecturelove #chitexture #downtownlife #sweethomechicago
#pritzkerpavilion #millenniumpark

Thank you HALI Magazine for inviting me to contribute this short little ditty: a spotlight feature on African textiles exhibited in “Narrative Wisdom and African Arts” at St. Louis Art Museum!

Find it at: hali.com/issues/hali-... 🪡 HALI 222 Issue XX special issue on the Silk Roads. #africantextiles

African weavings, embroidery, dress in the “Kings and Queens of Africa: Forms and Figures of Power" exhibition at Louvre Abu Dhabi. #africantextiles #africandress #artsofafrica

Last Satdoorday in northern Qatar
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#alshamal These painted metal doors became popular throughout the Arabian Peninsula in the 1970s/80s, replaced the carved wooden doors I study (seen as old-fashioned)
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#qataridoors #visitqatar
#architecturelove
#doors #dohadeco
#باب

Blue sky day for a BlueSky post from Doha 🩵 #miaqatar
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#museumarchitecture #blueskyday #dohadays

In November, South Side artist Robert Earl Paige spoke about his installation Give the Drummer Some!, commissioned by the Smart Museum for its 50th anniversary. The piece involves colorful motifs that will pop up all over campus this year. mag.uchicago.edu/paige

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#abstractdesign

This desert rose-inspired design never gets old 🤍🇶🇦
#mondayatthemuseum
#nationalmuseumofqatar #doha
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