page_title: Afghan art
hierarchical_section_title: Afghan art
caption_attribution_description: English: . Unrestricted use give by UNESCO through the following page: http://www.unesco.org/bpi/eng/unescopress/2001/afghanistan.shtml Hadda. The Bodhisattva receives his headgear from his squire Chandrika, 5th century. Stucco. Photo UNESCO/ L.Hammerschmid
context_page_description: Afghan art has spanned many centuries. One of the most significant periods is the Gandharan art made between the 1st and 7th centuries developing out of Greco-Buddhist art. With the arrival of Islam, modern Afghanistan was for long periods part of Persian states, and its art was often an important part of Persian art and Islamic art in general.
  Since the 1900s, the nation began to use Western techniques in art. Afghanistan's art in many media was originally almost entirely done by men, although women were greatly involved in other media, but recently women are entering the arts programs at Kabul University. Art is largely centered at the National Museum of Afghanistan, the National Gallery of Afghanistan and the National Archives of Afghanistan in Kabul. There are a number of art schools in the country. The Center for Contemporary Arts Afghanistan in Kabul provides young people an opportunity to learn contemporary painting.
  In recent decades, war and deliberate iconoclasm have caused a great amount of destruction of Afghanistan's artistic heritage.
context_section_description: Afghan art has spanned many centuries. One of the most significant periods is the Gandharan art made between the 1st and 7th centuries developing out of Greco-Buddhist art.  With the arrival of Islam, modern Afghanistan was for long periods part of Persian states, and its art was often an important part of Persian art and Islamic art in general. 
  Since the 1900s, the nation began to use Western techniques in art. Afghanistan's art in many media was originally almost entirely done by men, although women were greatly involved in other media, but recently women are entering the arts programs at Kabul University. Art is largely centered at the National Museum of Afghanistan, the National Gallery of Afghanistan and the National Archives of Afghanistan in Kabul. There are a number of art schools in the country. The Center for Contemporary Arts Afghanistan (CCAA) in Kabul provides young people an opportunity to learn contemporary painting.
  In recent decades, war and deliberate iconoclasm have caused a great amount of destruction of Afghanistan's artistic heritage.
caption: The Bodhisattva and Chandeka, Hadda, 5th century CE
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