Medusa’s Labyrinth

Seoul 8 Dec 2021 - 27 Feb 2022 Barakat Seoul presents Medusa’s Labyrinth, an exhibition that showcases a collection of Greek and Roman arts, the fount of the Western tradition, from December 8th 2021 to February 27th 2022. This exhibition brings together the finest classical pieces of historical value and elevated beauty from the 150-year-old Barakat collection. From... Read more

The Game of Heh: Barakat Egyptian Treasures

Seoul 18 May - 31 Aug 2021 The origins of modern day board games can be found in the ancient Egyptian game known as senet. Described as the world’s oldest board game, senet was enormously popular, appearin g not only in reliefs by the Third Dynasty high official Hesy Re and the murals of Ramses II’s consort... Read more

The Thousand-and-Second Tale: Oriental Carpets of the Barakat Collection

Seoul 25 Nov 2020 - 28 Feb 2021 O thou who sought us out on the thousand and second day — Thou who threw thyself to the ocean of inundating beauty! Will thou tell us of what guided thy steps? Let us recount the verses of the mahmal travelling to the sacred land under the night sky. Barakat... Read more

The Glory of the Classical World: Ancient Greek & Roman Art Collection

Seoul 4 Sep - 7 Dec 2019 Barakat Seoul presents The Glory of the Classical World: Ancient Greek & Roman Art Collection, an exhibition of artwork from ancient Greece and Rome. Considered to represent the eternal canon of Western civilization, ancient Greece and Rome laid the groundwork for Western culture in many ways, with an influence on... Read more

Unglazed

London 25 Jun - 31 Aug 2019 ‘ We in our own human imperfections are repelled by the perfect, since everything is apparent from the start and there is no suggestion of the infinite.’ S oetsu Yanagi, The Unknown Craftsman ‘The smooth is the signature of the present time. It connects the sculptures of Jeff Koons, iPhones... Read more

Fragility and Nobility: 19th Century Masterpieces of European Glass

Seoul 17 Apr - 31 Jul 2019 To truly appreciate the glass of 19th century Europe, one must understand about its history, economy, and culture. This exhibition was curated as a way of looking at the value of glassware juxtaposed with the complex historical situation of Europe in the 1800s. Among other items, visitors to Fragility and Nobility: 19th Century Masterpieces of European Glass can encounter the Moser collection, beloved by royals; Bohemia-Indian glassware produced for the Indian market; French mosque lamps designed for both the Islamic market and a European market favoring Islamic patterns; and Hispano-Moresque Bohemian glassware combining elements of Spanish and North African culture. Read more

Bygone Empires

London 11 Apr - 18 Jun 2019 The star of the show is an alabaster bust of what is thought to be Gudea, ruler of Lagash. One of the earliest portraits in human history (c. 2144–2124 BCE). Gudea is one of the first rulers in the world to deal with climate change, when his Mesopotamian city state... Read more

Jewelry Collection: Between Eternity and History

Seoul 6 Mar - 3 Jun 2019 Barakat Seoul is proud to present the exhibition “Between Eternity and History”, an exhibition that explores further the universal and human aspiration of power through a unique and exclusive type of jewellery, that combines ancient coins crafted, through their contemporary settings. From the ancient times to our days, jewellery has... Read more

Closer

London 10 Feb - 6 Apr 2019 Today we are more connected than ever before but are we any closer?

Despite (or perhaps because of) the dense networking of our society, many still feel lonely and isolated, and finding meaningful relationships in real life, not only online, is perhaps more of a challenge than in previous generations. Given this context, the exhibition aims to look beyond simply being in contact with others and ask what it can mean to be ‘close’ to someone else.

Curated entirely from the extensive Barakat Collection the exhibition unites unique and extraordinary objects spread across 8,000 years of human history and celebrates the diverse ways humans come together; physically, emotionally and spiritually. Implicitly it allows a audience to consider what brings us together, more than what keeps us apart. Read more