The Islamic Museum of Australia's permanent exhibition was 'Highly Commended' in the 2014 Museums Australia MAGNA awards, endorsed as: "An important new museum which sensitively interconnects Australia's Muslim heritage with strong interpretive themes".[10] Yassir Morsi, from the International Centre for Muslim and Non-Muslim Understanding at the University of South Australia, in his review lists a number of deficiencies saying the museum displays, "how European we are when we colonise our Islamic history". He says the museum's only saving grace is the large oil painting of Waleed Aly.[11]