The “Stunning Recollections of Palestine” exhibition will run at MIA library till 30 September.
Palestinian embroidery, previous journey guides to Jerusalem and uncommon books showcasing Palestine’s historical past at the moment are out there for the general public to view as a part of the most recent exhibition on the Museum of Islamic Artwork’s [MIA] library.
Titled “Stunning Recollections of Palestine”, a joint collaboration with local people mission Palestine Home, shows cultural paintings, vogue and presents a pictorial journey through journey journals printed way back to the 1800’s.
“A sequence of programmes are deliberate alongside the exhibition together with webinars, and embroidery and panorama portray workshops. The exhibition will also be seen on-line by means of the library web page of MIA’s web site,” Susan Parker Leavy, head of the MIA library, informed Doha Information.
The exhibition was initially deliberate two years in the past as a part of the ‘Doha Capital of Tradition of the Islamic World’ celebrations to current the library’s uncommon ebook assortment, which shows over 21,000 publications, making it one of many largest within the area.
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Beforehand, the books have been a part of a set owned by Sheikh Saud bin Muhammed Al Thani, a former minister of tradition, arts and heritage who was also referred to as a outstanding artwork collector in Qatar who believed it was important for individuals to get an in depth have a look at historic gems.
“The thought behind the exhibition is that we needed individuals to see the great thing about the previous of Palestine,” mentioned Leavy, including that the timing of the exhibition can be related contemplating the most recent occasions in Palestine.
The books additionally present illustrations by travellers who visited Palestine up to now and documented their journey to share the great thing about the nation through postcards.
In a single ebook, a British engineer’s watercolour work highlights completely different websites in Palestine. The paintings was drawn up for his mom again house to see. Years later, they have been found by the engineer’s granddaughter who used a typewriter to sort up letters he despatched together with the drawings.
Along with its collaboration with the Palestine Home, MIA’s library additionally collaborated with the Arab Capital of Tradition, an initiative based by the UNESCO beneath the Cultural Capitals programme that goals to advertise the area’s wealthy heritage.
That is additionally MIA library’s first exhibition on Palestine.
“The message of the exhibition is to point out the previous fantastic thing about the countryside, the mosques and the historic websites of Palestine. The books included on this exhibition vary from 1610 CE to 1930 CE and are largely printed in European languages,” defined Leavy.
“The Arab world has all the time been a supply of nice fascination for Europeans as these books present,” she added.
Individuals of all ages can go to the library to entry all kinds of books and paintings whereas additionally getting the prospect to take a seat down and color pages of Palestinian patterns.
“We now have created some programmes specifically for kids together with: a narrative time, colouring exercise and a youngsters’s tree for Palestine on which they will cling artwork works and supply a message of peace,” mentioned Leavy.
There will even be an in-person embroidery workshop for adults on 11-12 July the place knowledgeable Palestinian designer will probably be strolling individuals by means of the method behind creating the distinctive conventional patterns whereas additionally explaining their cultural significance.
The exhibition will run till 30 September and is open to the general public on weekdays from 9am till 7pm. On Fridays, entry is allowed between 1pm and 7pm.
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