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Dining with the Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting

A painting depicts a royal figure enjoying a cup of coffee with a cookie. A servant to their left offers more.
Enjoying Coffee, by an unknown painter.
(
© Pera Museum, Istanbul
)
From December 17, 2023 through August 4, 2024
  • LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Mid-Wilshire
Free

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents the first exhibition to explore Islamic art within the context of cultural eating and drinking traditions in the great Islamic courts. Dining with the Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting includes 250 works from 30 public and private collections — from the U.S., Europe and the Middle East — and was curated by Linda Komaroff, department head and curator for art of the Middle East.

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