![]() Being as old as I am it is because I have had the time to learn these things that I can see the value to the formal education. Art has a unique way of capturing an image of a culture. Once you have looked at and seen the art, its time to add the final pieces to have it all come together. :-)Join us as we learn about the art world as down-to-earth admirers, collectors, and investors. For example, if someone never visits an art museum, they will not be able to contribute to conversations about the art museum experience. Just as words can move someone with its poetry so can art with its imagery. Some imagery is to capture emotion rather than thoughts. ![]() Humanities Came from the word humanus meaning human, refined and cultured. Art is dynamic, with new trends and styles emerging at a fast pace. ![]() A Quran dated 961 AH (roughly 1553), which is handwritten on Samarqandi paper, and a Persian translation of the Quran by Mir Saeed Andrabi in 1850 are also on display.The goal of Art Appreciation is to form a foundation within critical thinking and analysis for art. One of them is Sad Pand Luqman of Hakim Luqman, which is a Persian manuscript by Peer Baksh of Punjab. ![]() The calligraphy section features artworks by renowned artists and the exhibition offers a glimpse into rare Islamic manuscripts. “It was the state’s cultural department’s suggestion,” he adds. This marks the first time that the collection has been taken out of the house. “We spend our own money for their preservation. They look after the collection and are provided guidance by the state culture ministry. (Waseem Andrabi/ HT )Ībrol and his two brothers have converted their home into a museum. The family also has a laboratory to take care of 5,000 manuscripts written in Arabic, Persian, Sharda, Ayurveda and Sanskrit. Shajrah- e-Nasab of Prophet Muhammad, which is about 24-feet-long, with pure gold illumination also adorns the walls of the TRC building. He says they have brought two handwritten Qurans - one on a four-and-a-half feet by five feet cloth, and the other on a five-feet paper. “Our family has 250 Quranic calligraphy collections and 130 of them are on the vellum - a paper made from the skin of goat or camel,” says Abrol. Other manuscripts that attract visitors’ attention include the copy of the holy book dating back to 1594 AD, and considered to be the only sample in the world written in saffron ink. Nuskha Fatehullah Kashmiri is the oldest available Quran manuscript in Kashmiri calligraphy. ![]() Over a hundred rare Quranic manuscripts, including Nuskha Fatehullah Kashmiri written by Fatehullah Kashmiri in 1238 AD, exquisite calligraphic works, and remarkable art objects are on display. A man clicks picture during the exhibition of rare Islamic art work. It will be on display for the public till June 11. The exhibition, titled Shireen Qalam, has been organised by the JK Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, in association with the Department of Tourism and the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, at the Tourist Reception Centre building. We consider them our real inheritance,” he says. My father sought only one thing in inheritance - these ancient manuscripts and other collections. “He was a jeweller in the court of Maharaja Hari Singh, the last Dogra ruler, and collected many of these items. Suresh Abrol, the man who has painstakingly preserved these valuable manuscripts, says these are part of his grandfather Lala Rekhi Ram Abrol’s collections. An exhibition of rare Quranic manuscripts, elegant calligraphic works, and art masterpieces is drawing hordes of people and behind all of it is a Hindu family. ![]()
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