ARTH 280 Sacred Space: Web Sites

"Saint Louis University's Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA) is the world's first interfaith museum of contemporary art that engages religious and spiritual themes. MOCRA is dedicated to the ongoing dialogue between contemporary artists and the world's faith traditions, and to serving as a forum for interfaith understanding.

Here is housed one of the most significant collections of Islamic art in the world. The collection comprises more than 1,700 works, of which some 150 examples are on view; these include glazed ceramics, inlaid metalwork, enameled glass, carved wood and stone, and manuscript illustrations illumination, and calligraphy.

"Our mission is to sponsor, promote and support awareness of Judeo Christian Art, Roman Catholic Art and art of all faiths in all artistic forms in visual art, literature, music, cinema, photography and performing arts. "

Explore museums all over the world.

The Met has a permanent collection containing more than two million works of art, , with extensive holdings of African, Asian, Oceanic, Byzantine, and Islamic art.

Its diverse holdings also include significant Old Master works, American art, European and American decorative arts, Asian art and modern and contemporary art.

"Sacred Sites International Foundation, established in September of 1990, advocates the preservation of natural and built sacred places. We believe that protecting sacred sites is key to preserving traditional cultures and time-honored values of respecting the earth."

ArchNet is an international online community for architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects, conservationists, and scholars, with a focus on Muslim cultures and civilisations.

An enormous website operating since 1995 and still updated.

A non-profit organization dedicated to providing information on arts and architecture, having strong commitment to research and service, and promoting the awareness of Islamic arts as a humanistic study.

A virtual walking tour of the Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul Turkey presented by Saudi Aramco World

A Virtual walking tour of Al-Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem, presented by Saudi Aramco World