Heritage of Bangladesh on display in Berlin

Photograph being displayed at the exhibition

From October 15, 2005 until January 15 next year, the exhibition from Bangladesh will display selected photographs of historic Islamic architecture under the title of 'Islamic Architecture in the Ganges Delta.' Behind the lens is talented Bangladeshi photographer, Babu Ahmed. The pictures have been shown previously in Dhaka and reflect the rich and unique evolution of Islamic building in deltaic Bengal. The project is supported by the German Embassy in Dhaka and the German Foreign Office.

The exhibition was formally opened at the world-renowned Berlin Museum on October 13, 2005 in the presence of several dignitaries, among them the Museum's director, Professor Haase and AB Manjoor Rahim, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Germany. The latter highlighted the cultural and historic development of Bangladesh. UNESCO Representative to Bangladesh, Dr Vollmann also attended the ceremony.

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As part of the ‘Museumsinsel’ world-heritage site and neighbour to the renowned Pergamon Museum, Berlin's Museum of Islamic Art comprises some outstanding collections of Islamic culture around the world from the earliest ‘Umayyad’ period until the times of the later ‘Ottomans’. This is epitomised in carpets, paintings, wood paneling, ceramic, clothing and even subcontinental ‘Mughal’ miniatures. The current exhibition from Bangladesh is meant to add an important angle to this splendid picture of Islamic heritage.

Ahmed, the talented photographer behind the works, explains what drives him. As he says, " I love photography and history. I undertake the responsibility of paying the debt of history by capturing through my lens the architectural landmarks of history...

Muslim architecture, no matter in which country it prospered, is endowed with the mark of continuity and universality."