Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation Chosen to Display ArtIfacts in Virtual Museum with No Frontiers

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES---The Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation - one of the 16 museums under the umbrella of the Sharjah Museums Department (SMD) - has been chosen to display its artefacts on the website of Museum With No Frontiers (MWNF) - an international online museum project which uses cultural heritage to foster intercultural understanding and create opportunities for local economic and cultural tourism development. Most importantly, Museum with no Frontiers is the largest online storehouse of Islamic art and the only platform to include all major Islamic art collections of the Arab world. The first virtual exhibition conceived by MWNF was launched in 2007, and today, MWNF is the largest museum on the web. The virtual museum is constantly updated, with new projects added continuously. Today, the MWNF network includes 500 partners from across Europe and the Middle East, drawn from both the public and private cultural sector. [link]