Curating Islamic Art in European Museums: Museology and Postcolonial Shifts (Routledge Research in Museum Studies)

At the intersection of cultural heritage and contemporary museum practice, this book explores how Islamic art is presented and interpreted within European museums.In doing so, the book challenges the prevailing narrative that the post-2000s revitalization of Islamic art galleries was primarily a political response to international events.Instead, Jame examines these developments as part of a longue durée process rooted in evolving art historical perspectives and institutional efforts to de-Europeanize their approaches. Through transnational, comparative research conducted in English, French, and German, the book provides a nuanced understanding of the complex forces reshaping Islamic art curation.The book offers a comprehensive analysis of curatorial strategies across major European museums with significant Islamic art collections, focusing on case studies from the Département des Arts de l'Islam at the Louvre, the Albukhary Foundation Islamic World Gallery at the British Museum, and t