{"id":52969,"date":"2024-04-09T16:48:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T12:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magpie.ae\/staging4\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=52969"},"modified":"2024-04-09T16:48:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T12:48:56","slug":"last-chance-from-kalila-wa-dimna-to-la-fontaine-travelling-through-fables","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/magpie.ae\/staging4\/event\/last-chance-from-kalila-wa-dimna-to-la-fontaine-travelling-through-fables\/","title":{"rendered":"CLOSING TODAY<\/mark> From Kal\u012bla wa Dimna to La Fontaine: Travelling through Fables"},"content":{"rendered":"

A showcase for the power of fables from different cultures and eras, providing \u201cthe opportunity to explore the universal themes and lessons found in these stories and understand the significance they hold in shaping our world\u201d. It\u2019s divided into three main sections \u2013 Travelling Tales, Telling Stories, and The Fables Today \u2013 with more than 132 artworks on display, an eclectic collection of rare manuscripts, paintings, contemporary works, and more pieces from France, Saudi Arabia, and the Emirates.<\/p>\n

Curated by Annie Vernay-Nouri, Former Chief Curator, Oriental Manuscripts Department, Biblioth\u00e8que nationale de France, the exhibition is held in partnership with Biblioth\u00e8que nationale de France and France Mus\u00e9ums and is supported by Van Cleef & Arpels.<\/p>\n

The exhibition traces the origins of the genre in India and Greece, following its evolution through the contributions of two key figures: Aesop in the Greco-Roman world and Ibn al-Muqaffa in the Arab-Islamic world. Says curator Annie Vernay-Nouri: \u201cFor the first time, visitors have a unique opportunity to witness and compare rare and precious artworks representing three distinct traditions of fables. The Eastern and Western traditions, rooted in a shared universal heritage, have evolved independently without direct contact, each charting its own course. It is only through the works of the eminent fabulist Jean de La Fontaine that these traditions have finally converged and united in a singular collection showcased at Louvre Abu Dhabi.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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