Online events and video illuminate Islamic manuscripts collection and exhibition

Each of the three co-curators of “Taught by the Pen: The World of Islamic Manuscripts” a new exhibition at the Beinecke Library, will present an online talk this spring as part of the library’s Mondays at Beinecke series. 

Yale Library’s collection of manuscripts produced in the Islamic world is among the largest and oldest in the United States. “Taught by the Pen” features 150 items from the 9th to the 19th centuries. The exhibition celebrates Islamic civilization and its interconnected artistic, religious, and scholarly traditions. 

Read the full exhibition description and watch the introductory video, above. Mondays at Beinecke events are free and open to all with advance registration. 

Monday, March 17, 4-5 p.m.

Register for a conversation with Roberta Dougherty, co-curator of  “Taught by the Pen” and Middle East Librarian at Yale Library. 

Monday, March 31, 4-5 p.m.

Register for a conversation with Özgen Felek, co-curator of “Taught by the Pen” and lector of Ottoman in Yale’s department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.

Monday, April 7, 4-5 p.m.

Register  for a conversation with Agnieszka Rec, co-curator of “Taught with the Pen” and Beinecke Library curator. 

“Taught by the Pen” opened Feb. 24 and will remain on view at the Beinecke Library through Aug. 10, 2025. The exhibition is free and open to all seven days a week. See Beinecke Library hours and visit info.