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DOHA: H H Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned opened the dazzling Pearls exhibition to the public at the Museum of Islamic Art yesterday. The exhibition pays homage to the pearl diving heritage of the Arabian Gulf and reveals the unknown world, full of beauty and wonder, to the layman.
Get Your Marion Barry 'Pearls of Wisdom' Pins (DCist)
Courtesy the DCist tip line, we find these collectible pins on Etsy.com that feature "pearls of wisdom" from our very own Mayor for Life, current Ward 8 D.C. Council member Marion Barry. For $2.50, you get a set of two 1" pins, one with the legendary "bitch set me up" quote, the other with the rather more recent "I am a politician who's moral" message. The pins, created by Craftgasm , come in an ...
Myth and reality about pearls (The Peninsula)
DOHA: Pearls, the second temporary exhibition at Museum of Islamic Art has brought forth evidences to prove many of the long held facts about pearls wrong.
Financial Times FT.com (Financial Times)
The elegant 57-year-old gliding towards our table does not fit the stern face of Chinese officialdom. She is wearing a pink checked jacket and skirt; pink and white pearls; and a sunny smile.
MIA to showcase unique pearls in a three-month exhibition (The Peninsula)
DOHA: Changing the centuary-old concepts of pearl formation, the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) will open its second temporary exhibition Pearls, tomorrow, coinciding with the beginning of Dohas celebrations as Capital of Arab Culture -2010.
Priceless pearls on show (The Peninsula)
DOHA: The Pearls exhibition at the Museum of Islamic Art is a voyage through time, continents, regions and cultures. The journey takes a person from ancient Sumerian civilization to todays fashion houses like Chanel, from 2600 BC to the 2010 AD, from Americas to Japan using pearl as the medium.
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