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About Us
Museum mission and history
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Visitor Information
visiting hours and directions to the museum
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Current Exhibits
Intro to featured exhibit
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Interview with Emad Al-Turk
An interview with founding member and Chairman of the Board of International Museum of Muslim Cultures
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Interview with Okolo Rashid
An interview with co-founder and executive director of the first Muslim museum in America
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Legacy of Timbuktu
Wonders of the Written World
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The Timbuktu Curriculum
Click here to download.
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Sankore University
Rediscover the glory of one of the three ancient centers of learning in Timbuktu
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In the News
Muslim Museum featured in Aramco maganzine
Visit Timbuktu Exhibition
For the first time ever
- 25 Rare African Manuscripts (of varied subjects)
- Life in a leather tent of Saharan caravan traders
- Rise and decline of the great empires of West Africa and their leaders
- Legendary Sankore Mosque and University
- Manuscript preservation efforts by hereditary scholars in Timbuktu
- Methods and tools of manuscript production
- French colonialism in Mali and the slave trade
- life in Mali today and the work of generational artisans
- sketches from the lives of African Muslims enslaved in America
- Muslim roots of Mississippi blues tradition
Launching on November 28th, 2006 at the Mississippi Arts Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Purchase tickets now
Museum featured in Aramco Magazine
January/February 2006 Issue of the Aramco magazine covers a feature article about the museum
Astrolabe
The astrolabe originated in Greece and was introduced to the Islamic world during the eighth century. Astronomers and mapmakers used it to determine time of day or night and the location of celestial bodies.
LEGACY OF TIMBUKTU
"In the last millennium an important global legacy was uncovered—the literate culture of AFRICA!"
This legacy lives in the extraordinary richness of historical manuscripts that still survive.
