Middle East and Islamic world
Resources
For visits and the classroom...
Discover the many cultures of the Middle East and Islamic world, from the ancient civilisations of Persia (Iran), Mesopotamia (Iraq), the Levant (Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel) and Anatolia (Turkey) to the contemporary cultures of the Middle East today.
Discover the Arab world
Age 12–16
Arab World art and design resources
Age 12–16, 16+
Islamic civilisations
Age 12–16
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Related galleries
- Room 6 Assyrian sculpture and Balawat Gates
- Room 7-8 Assyria: Nimrud
- Room 9 Assyria: Nineveh
- Room 10a Assyria: Lion hunts
- Room 10b Assyria: Siege of Lachish
- Room 10c Assyria: Khorsabad
- Room 34 The Islamic world
- Room 52 Ancient Iran
- Room 53 Ancient South Arabia
- Room 54 Ancient Turkey
- Room 55 Mesopotamia 1500-539 BC
- Room 56 Mesopotamia 6000-1500 BC
- Room 57-9 Ancient Levant
- Room 88 Holy Land
- Room 89 Assyrian Life
British Museum online
- Young Explorers
- Young Explorers: Museum Explorer
- Explore the British Museum collection
- Ancient Civilisations
Books
Teachers receive a 10% discount*. Quote teacher1112 in Museum shops or at the checkout online.
- Nicholas Badcott, Pocket timeline of Islamic Civilizations
- Barbara Brend, Islamic Art
- Sheila Canby, Islamic Art in Detail
- Mustafa Ja’far Arabic Calligraphy
- Venetia Porter Word into Art: Artists of the Modern Middle East
- Eva Wilson, Islamic Designs
*Discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers.
School sessions 2011–12
Activities, workshops, talks...
