Museum ohne Grenzen: Tour Sizilien

 

In 2007 wurde Alternative Sicily von der Kulturorganisation Museum with no Frontiers (MWNF) zu ihrem lokalen Partner für Sizilien gewählt.
MWNF publizierte bereits den kulturhistorischen Reiseführer ‘Arab-Norman arts in Sicily’ und organisiert seit ende 2009 Reise in Sizilien. Diese Reise widmet sich daher auch besonders der arabisch-normannischen Kunst.

 

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Weitere Informationen über das Museum with no Frontiers finden Sie auf der Webseite: www.discoverislamicart.org. Details bezüglich der Tour finden Sie auf www.mwnftravels.net .

Die Tour steht allen Interessenten Gruppen offen.

Auch Reiseagenturen können uns für weitere Informationen kontaktieren.

 

Detailed information

 

"  Sicily has always been on the fringe of the Muslim world since the Arab conquest of Tunisia by the famous Umayyad general Uqba ibn Nafi in the late 7th century. In the 9th century the Aghlabids established themselves on the island, choosing Palermo as their capital. The Fatimids also left their mark on Sicily, but the most sumptuous monuments that still bear the mark of Islamic art date back to the Norman rule in the 12th century. The architectural and artistic masterpieces of the Middle Ages in Sicily are distinguished by the unification of three cultures: Byzantine, Arab and Norman. The combined expertise of these three cultures has yielded fascinating results including the famous Norman Palazzo Reale in Palermo, the churches and cloisters in Palermo and Monreale, the castles and churches in Val di Mazara and in the cities and villages of western Sicily."

 

 

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