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Nina Auinger-Sutterlüty, MAS (Leitung)
Sofie Wünsch, MA
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The European Qurʾān
What role does the Holy Scripture of Islam, the Qurʾān, play in the history of European thought? How has it been read and understood in Europe since it was first translated in the Middle Ages? A special exhibition the Weltmuseum Wien developed in collaboration with the European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant Project The European Qurʾān. Islamic Scripture in European Culture and Religion 1150–1850 (EuQu) explores these questions.
This exhibition examines the perceptions and uses of the holy text of Islam in Europe’s religious and intellectual landscape from the Middle Ages to the present, and illustrates the diverse ways in which the Qurʾān has been experienced, read, and interpreted in Europe. With historical artefacts, contemporary works of art, media installations and facsimiles of manuscripts and books, the exhibition documents the significant role played by the Qurʾān in the lives of Europeans. The special exhibition hopes to stimulate reflection on the many ways in which the Qurʾān can be read in modern European societies.
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2024, draft for 3D Printed UV Inks on aluminum with gold chrome finish mounted on PVC Sintra © Marwan Shahin
2024, draft for 3D Printed UV Inks on aluminum with gold chrome finish mounted on PVC Sintra © Marwan Shahin
Egypt, c. 1970, replica by the Weltmuseum Wien © KHM-Museumsverband
Egypt, c. 1970, replica by the Weltmuseum Wien © KHM-Museumsverband
Excerpt from a comic by Ernesto Anderle and Julien Moca highlighting the history of the Qurʾān in Europe, 2025 © Éditions Petit à Petit
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