[Oman-L] Indian Ocean Exhibition at SQCC, Washington DC

[Joachim Duester]

Middle East Institute
Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center

MEI’s Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center invites you 
to a unique perspective on:

The Indian Ocean – From Muscat to the Spice Islands

The SQCC-sponsored segment of the exhibit
“Encompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World in the
16th and 17th”

June 24th - September 16th
Open 10:00 am – 5:30 pm daily
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Smithsonian Institution

In the 16th century, Portuguese sailors braved
international waters to create a global trading
network that extended from Europe to Brazil, Africa,
the Arabian Gulf, the Indian Ocean, India, Sri Lanka,
Indonesia, China and Japan. The largest exhibition
ever mounted by the Freer and Sackler Galleries,
Encompassing the Globe explores the artistic
achievements that flourished when these sailors
exposed new creative techniques and imagery to the
world through the commercial transfer of goods.

For more information, please visit Centuries
www.sqcc.org or www.asia.si.edu