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Medusa’s Labyrinth

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.

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The Game of Heh : Barakat Egyptian Treasures

Barakat Seoul presents The Game of Heh: Barakat Egyptian Treasures, an exhibition that reinterprets the popular ancient Egyptian board game known as senet, from Tuesday, May 18 to Tuesday, August 31, 2021.

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

Barakat Seoul presents The Thousand-and-Second Tale: Oriental Carpets of Barakat Collection , an exhibition that awakens one to the immersive beauty of antique Oriental carpets. On display Wednesday, November 25, 2020, to Sunday, February 28, 2021, at the Barakat Seoul Gallery in Samcheong-dong.

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Collecting Guide: Ancient Marbles

Since the 17th century, when young gentlemen of means started making the Grand Tour of Europe, ancient marble sculptures have adorned the houses of collectors. Once the preserve of the very wealthy, these beautiful works of art are now accessible to a much wider audience.

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Masterpieces of Chinese Art in The Barakat Collection

Barakat Seoul presents Masterpieces of Chinese Art in The Barakat Collection , an assemblage of China’s immemorial history and beautiful art, from Wednesday, March 18, to Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at its Seoul Gallery in Samcheong-dong.

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Robert Vargas x Barakat Gallery: Portraits in Time

In the first exhibition of its kind, the Barakat Gallery Los Angeles is proud to present the explosive contemporary portrait work of Vargas side by side with some of its most ancient predecessors. Mesmerizing mixed media works on paper and canvas will be displayed amongst evocative and dynamic African wooden masks, dignfied Roman marble busts, and powerful Pre-Columbian stone effigy figures.

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An Evening with Richard Hallberg

Luxe Interiors and Design and Barakat Gallery present: An intimate discussion on the use of art and antiquities in high-end design with interior designer Richard Hallberg and art advisor Wendy Posner.

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Pre-Columbian Art: A New Collector’s Guide

An expert overview of the category, and advice to first-time buyers from Christie’s Pre-Columbian art specialist Fatma Turkkan-Wille.

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  • Oct 21, 2019
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Upcoming Exhibition: The Art of Transformation

Barakat Gallery West Hollywood is proud to present “The Art of Transformation: Beyond Man/Animal,” an exhibition of transformative artifacts, shamanic power objects, and material manifestations of the supernatural from around the world.

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Current Exhibition London: WEATHER

Barakat Gallery is pleased to announce Meekyoung Shin: Weather, the artist's first solo exhibition with the gallery. On this occasion, Shin will present her first ceramic works alongside a selection of antiquities from the extensive Barakat collection.

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Upcoming Exhibition Seoul: The Glory of the Classical World

Barakat Seoul presents The Glory of the Classical World: Ancient Greek & Roman Art Collection (title subject to change), an exhibition of ancient Roman and Greek artworks representing the “eternal canon of Western culture,” from Wednesday, September 4th to Saturday, December 7, 2019.

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Upcoming Exhibition London: Unglazed

‘Unglazed’ presents eight millennia of ceramic art from around the world, emphasising how diverse cultures have transformed clay into myriad forms for thousands of years. In contrast to the smooth, frictionless and glossy surfaces that typify today’s digital culture, this exhibition celebrates the ‘unglazed’ quality of ancient ceramic work.

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Fragility and Nobility: 19th Century Masterpieces of European Glass

Barakat Seoul will be presenting the Barakat glass collection with the exhibition Fragility and Nobility from Wednesday, April 17 to Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Reminiscent of jewelry with its luster and beauty, glass is a medium that demands exquisite care in its manufacture and processing.

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LEGENDS 2019 with LUXE Magazine: Ancient Rejuvenation

The largest event of its kind supported by major corporate sponsors and a dozen media partners, LEGENDS brings thousands of influencers, enthusiasts, top design editors, and purveyors of art and design from across the U.S. and from around the world to the LCDQ for three days of keynotes, open houses, discussions, book signings, exhibitions, social events and networking.

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Current Exhibition London: Bygone Empires

Drawing on the immense Barakat Collection of ancient art, ‘Bygone Empires’ assembles an extraordinary group of twelve objects – some grand, some modest – from vanished empires, sometimes revealing uncanny and unexpected refractions of political power, hubris and the fate of civilisations.

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Upcoming Lecture Los Angeles: Life Along the Hudson

Barakat Gallery Los Angeles is proud to host the following lecture for the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art on Wednesday April 3rd from 6:30pm - 9:00 pm. Life Along the Hudson: The Historic Country Estates of the Livingston Family. With Guest Speaker Pieter Estersohn.

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Past Exhibition – Closer: Intimacy in Art across Cultures

Curated entirely from the extensive Barakat Collection, which is over a century in the making, this exhibition unites unique and extraordinary objects spread across 8,000 years of human history in order to celebrate the diverse ways humans come together; physically, emotionally and spiritually.

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Past Exhibition: Enlightenment and Transcendence

Barakat Seoul will host its Buddhist art collection exhibition titled Enlightenment and Transcendence from 21st November 2018 to 31st March 2019.

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Past Exhibition: Buddhist Art Across Borders

Barakat Gallery Hong Kong proudly presents its inaugural exhibition Buddhist Art Across Borders: An Exhibition of Buddhist Art and Treasures, which will be held from 28 September to 3 November 2018.

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Bi-Weekly Ancient Art Auctions start August 22nd

Kicking off at the end of August, Barakat Gallery will start a new series of online auctions. Hosted here on our own website, these bi-weekly auctions will feature small batches of curated items drawn from each and every category in the collection.

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