Past Exhibitions

Each year, MIA presents a wide range of temporary special exhibitions. Please note that the following list of selected past exhibitions is not comprehensive and updates are ongoing.

An old picture of Baghdad

Past Exhibition

Baghdad: Eye’s Delight

26 October 2022 - 25 February 2023
Wooden miniature model the development board building in Baghdad in 1957

Past Exhibition

City of Mirage: Baghdad, from Wright to Venturi, 1952-1982

26 October 2022 - 25 February 2023
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Safar

24 October 2022 - 24 January 2023
Old photo of Dome of the Rock
Library Displays

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Beautiful Memories of Palestine Exhibition

20 June - 31 December 2021
Book cover of A Falcon's Eye: Tribute to Sheikh Saoud Al Thani by Hubert Bari and Mounia Chekhab-Abudaya

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A Falcon's Eye : Tribute to Sheikh Saoud Al Thani

25 March 2020 - 10 April 2021
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Ektashif India Exhibition

12 - 30 January 2020
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Set in Stone: Gems and Jewels from Royal Indian Courts

23 October 2019 - 18 January 2020
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Syria Matters

22 November 2018 - 30 April 2019
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Powder and Damask: Islamic Arms and Armour from the collection of Fadel Al-Mansoori

27 August 2017 - 12 May 2018
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Imperial Threads: Motifs and artisans from Turkey, Iran and India

15 March 2017 - 27 January 2018
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Treasures of China

7 September 2016 - 7 January 2017
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Qajar Women: Images of Women in 19th century Iran

8 April 2015 - 11 June 2016