September 15 - January 5, 2025
From the Meadows Museum:
“In a companion exhibition to The Legacy of Vesuvius: Bourbon Discoveries on the Bay of Naples, Unearthing the Legacy of Islamic Spain explores how the Islamic monuments of the Iberian Peninsula—also being excavated after centuries of neglect—became powerful symbols of Spanish culture and identity. Drawing on the Meadows Museum’s permanent collection, SMU’s Bridwell and DeGolyer Libraries, and two local private collections, “Unearthing the Legacy of Islamic Spain” illuminates a moment of intense social and cultural change in Spain, when debates raged about national identity and modernization, which in turn yielded a cultural resurgence and renewed interest in Spain’s past, including its Islamic heritage.”
Reception: September 15, 2024 | 12–5 pm
Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University
5900 Bishop Boulevard
Dallas, 75275-0357 TX
214-768-2516
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