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MIA Instagram Meetup 12/5/2014
The document summarizes an Instagram meetup at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) in Qatar. It introduces the MIA social media team and discusses how they use hashtags like #MIAQatar and #MIAGEO for a monthly themed task. It also describes a walkabout in MIA Park for a group photo session and announces the next Instagram meetup on June 16th.
MIA Instagram Meetup 12/5/2014
- 1. mia.org.qa MIA Instagram Meetup 12May 2014 #MIAINSTAMEET PRESENTATION BY MOHAMMED OSMAN AHMED
- 2. Museum of Islamic Art TeamMIA profile Hadeel Al Mazeedi/ @hadeelalmazeedi Osman Ahmed/ @osm4n MIA SOCIAL MEDIA ADMINS • FACEBOOK • GOOGLE+ • TWITTER • INSTAGRAM • YOUTUBE • FOURSQUARE 2
- 3. Museum of Islamic Art TeamMIA profile Roya Mai Souag/ Art Educator/Section Researcher • GEOMETRY IS ONE OF THE THREE MAIN AREAS OF ISLAMIC ART WHICH ARE CALLIGRAPHY, BIOMORPHIC/ISLIMI AND GEOMETRY. YOU WILL OFTEN FIND ALL THREE OF THESE USED ON A SINGLE PIECE OF WORK. • IN THE LANGUAGE OF SACRED ART WITHIN ISLAM, THERE ARE BROADLY TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF DESIGN. THERE ARE TESSELLATING/REPEATING SHAPES AND PATTERNS THAT ARE DESIGNED NOT ONLY TO COVER LARGE AREAS OF SPACE BUT ALSO TO IMPLY GOD’S INFINITE NATURE. THERE ARE ALSO CENTERED ROSETTES INTENDED TO CONVEY 3
- 4. Museum of Islamic Art IDEASABOUT THE UNITY OF GOD. • ONE OF THE MOST FASCINATING THINGS ABOUT ISLAMIC GEOMETRY IS THAT THE LINES WE SEE ARE ONLY THE END OF THE STORY. THE UNDERLYING STRUCTURE OF A GIVEN PIECE IS A GREAT DEAL MORE COMPLEX, RESULTING IN SUCH THINGS AS A PIECE THAT IS FOCUSED AROUND A 12-POINTED STAR, THAT IN REALITY REQUIRED THE ARTIST TO BREAK THE CIRCLE INTO 42. 4
- 5. Museum of Islamic Art @MIAQatar TheMIA Instagram account OFFICIAL HASHTAGS • #MIAQATAR –PHOTOS OF MIA • #MIAPARK – PHOTOS OF MIA PARK • #MIACAFE – PHOTOS OF MIA CAFÉ/ FOOD • #MUSEUMINSIDER – INSIDER PHOTOS TAKEN BY HADEEL • #MIABOC – PHOTOS OF CURRENT MIA EXHIBITION, BUILDING OUR COLLECTION (BOC) 5
- 6. Museum of Islamic Art SuperuserMap MIA Instagram Photo Pin Map • THE SUPERUSER GOOGLE MAP HAS BEEN UPDATED AND THE LINK IS AVAILABLE TO VIEW AND SHARE • ADD THIS HASHTAG #MIAGMAP TO YOUR INSTAGRAM PHOTOS AND WE WILL UPDATE THIS MAP AND SHARE WITH THE MIA IGER COMMUNITY ON A MONTHLY BASIS. 6
- 7. Museum of Islamic Art IGERtask Monthly meetup themed task • THEMED TASK FOR THE MONTH – GEOMETRIC SHAPES AT MIA, HASHTAG YOUR PHOTOS #MIAGEO • LAST MONTH’S THEMED TASK OF THE MONTH WAS RICHARD SERRA’S ‘7’ (#SERRA7) IN MIA PARK. • ADMIN CRITIQUE AND IGER DISCUSSION 7
- 8. Museum of Islamic Art 8 @krishnanpa@3ab6b6 @justrabia @ctmoretta @sh6r6r
- 9. Museum of Islamic Art MIAPark Walkabout Group photo taking • WALKABOUT MIA PARK FOR A GROUP PHOTO TAKING SESSION. SHARE POINTERS AND SOCIALISE • THE NEXT #MIAINSTAMEET WILL BE ON MONDAY 16 JUNE @4PM, MIA LIBRARY. 9