Building an Islamic Art Museum

Inearly 2023 it was announced that the Islamic Sciences and Research Academy (ISRA), together with the support of Charles Sturt University (CSU), had successfully secured a $26.3million grant to build the first Islamic Arts Museum in Sydney, given as part of the WestInvest Community Projects Grants initiative by the New South Wales state government. The new museum — the second in Australia after the Melbourne-based Islamic Museum of Australia — aims to facilitate the artistic and cultural output of the Muslim community whilst encouraging and engaging in intercultural and interfaith dialogue, and educating the Muslim community and wider society about Muslims’ heritage and art. <a href="https://rosalindnoor.medium.com/building-an-islamic-art-museum-dfe64690c31e">Website</a>