Islamic art takes centre stage in Dallas

When the Dallas Museum of Art secured the loan of one of the worlds most significant private collections of Islamic art two years ago, few predicted the resonance it would have today. As the US prepares to inaugurate a president who once proposed banning Muslims from entering the country, the museum is reaffirming its commitment to Islamic art. It is preparing a dedicated gallery on its ground floor for the Keir Collection2,000 works assembled by the late Hungarian lawyer and collector Edmund d