Department of Islamic Art
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The Department of Islamic Art is the Louvre Museum’s dedicated section showcasing a major collection of artworks and artifacts from Islamic civilizations spanning over a millennium and a vast geographic area.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of Islamic Art canonical | 1 |
| Department of Islamic Art, Louvre Museum, Paris | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T347030 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Islamic Art Context triple: [Louvre Museum, hasCollection, Department of Islamic Art]
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A.
Department of Islamic Art
The Department of Islamic Art is the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s curatorial division dedicated to the collection, research, and exhibition of artworks and material culture from Islamic civilizations across a wide geographic and historical span.
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B.
Ancient and Islamic Art Department
The Ancient and Islamic Art Department is a curatorial division at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art that oversees and interprets the museum’s collections of ancient civilizations and Islamic artistic heritage.
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C.
Department of Asian Art
The Department of Asian Art is a curatorial division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art responsible for collecting, researching, and exhibiting artworks and artifacts from diverse Asian cultures and historical periods.
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D.
Department of Islamic Archaeology
The Department of Islamic Archaeology is an academic unit at Cairo University's Faculty of Archaeology specializing in the study, preservation, and interpretation of material culture from Islamic civilizations.
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E.
Decorative Arts and Design Department
The Decorative Arts and Design Department is a curatorial division of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art that focuses on the collection, research, and exhibition of decorative arts and design objects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Islamic Art Target entity description: The Department of Islamic Art is the Louvre Museum’s dedicated section showcasing a major collection of artworks and artifacts from Islamic civilizations spanning over a millennium and a vast geographic area.
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A.
Department of Islamic Art
The Department of Islamic Art is the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s curatorial division dedicated to the collection, research, and exhibition of artworks and material culture from Islamic civilizations across a wide geographic and historical span.
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B.
Ancient and Islamic Art Department
The Ancient and Islamic Art Department is a curatorial division at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art that oversees and interprets the museum’s collections of ancient civilizations and Islamic artistic heritage.
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C.
Department of Asian Art
The Department of Asian Art is a curatorial division of the Metropolitan Museum of Art responsible for collecting, researching, and exhibiting artworks and artifacts from diverse Asian cultures and historical periods.
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D.
Department of Islamic Archaeology
The Department of Islamic Archaeology is an academic unit at Cairo University's Faculty of Archaeology specializing in the study, preservation, and interpretation of material culture from Islamic civilizations.
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E.
Decorative Arts and Design Department
The Decorative Arts and Design Department is a curatorial division of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art that focuses on the collection, research, and exhibition of decorative arts and design objects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
curatorial department
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museum department ⓘ |
| city | Paris ⓘ |
| collectionType |
Islamic art
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architectural elements ⓘ ceramics ⓘ decorative arts ⓘ glassware ⓘ ivories ⓘ jewelry ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ metalwork ⓘ textiles ⓘ woodwork ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| coversGeographicRegion |
Andalusia
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surface form:
Al-Andalus
Anatolia ⓘ Arabian Peninsula ⓘ Central Asia ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Iran ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
| hasCollectionPeriod |
10th century
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11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ 14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ 7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| hasCollectionSize | one of the largest Islamic art collections in the world ⓘ |
| hasExhibitionType |
permanent collection
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temporary exhibitions ⓘ |
| hasMission | to preserve, study, and display artworks from Islamic civilizations ⓘ |
| hasNameInFrench |
Department of Islamic Art
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surface form:
Département des Arts de l’Islam
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| inception | 2012 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
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Louvre Museum ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 2012 ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| partOf | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
Islamic civilization
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Islamic cultural heritage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Islamic Art Description of subject: The Department of Islamic Art is the Louvre Museum’s dedicated section showcasing a major collection of artworks and artifacts from Islamic civilizations spanning over a millennium and a vast geographic area.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Department of Islamic Art, Louvre Museum, Paris