McGill University has partnered with the Department of Culture and Tourism for Abu Dhabi to display several of McGill Libraries’s ancient manuscripts. The manuscripts form part of an exhibition named Golden Ink: A Journey through Arab and Islamic Manuscripts. They are on display in Abu Dhabi—the first time they have left McGill since their acquisition. “This is not a simple loan—you can imagine the logistics and thousands of questions to be answered,” said McGill Dean of Libraries Guylaine Beaudry. “The support of our administration—from legal to security services—and that of colleagues from the museum world, has been outstanding.” The exhibition will come to Montreal in January 2027, at which time McGill plans to host class visits and scientific events.
