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October 2, 2018
Teams from the Kuwait National Museum and the Abdullah al-Salem Cultural Centre were given a tour of the conservation and storage facilities and an introduction to the collection management system of The al-Sabah Collection at the Yarmouk Cultural Centre. The tour was organised by Maria Mertzani, lead conservator of the UNESCO project office in Kuwait…
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Alison Shan Price MBE
Hajjiyah Um Saud: Dame Violet Dickson, 1896-1991
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Kuwait Sea and Folk Songs
“Kuwait Sea and Folk Songs” Music Night performed by Bin Hussain Band. Bin Hussain band is one of the oldest traditional bands in kuwait, it expresses and performs old Kuwaiti folk and sea songs.
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Dr Ziad Rajab
Islamic Chinese Calligraphy in the Tareq Rajab Museum of Islamic Calligraphy
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Emperors and Jewels: Treaures from the Indian Courts from The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait
The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada clebrated yesterday the opening of Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah( DAI) exhibition ( Emperors and Jewels: Treaures from the Indian Courts from The al-Sabah Collection. Kuwait). The opening was well attended by many people including museum officials from Houston and friends from The Louvre. The Kuwaiti representatives were headed by…
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August 7, 2018
H.E Dr. Mamadou Tangara, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Gambia and H.E Omar Gibril Sallah, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary visited the Amricani cultural centre and toured the various exhibitions; splendors of the Ancient east, Loans From The Kuwait National Museum, Long ago Zoo, and The Story of Amricani. They showed their…
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May 10, 2018
Gael de Guichen, Special Advisor to the Director General of ICCROM one of the world’s renowned specialists in Preventive Conservation and Maria Mertzani, Lead Conservator UNESCO Project Office, Kuwait visiting the stores of The al-Sabah Collection with Salam Kaoukji, curator of the Collection.
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Salman Amaari
“Kuwaiti Folklore Evening” performed by Salman al-Ammari. Salman Al-Ammari is a Kuwaiti folk artist, a vocalist and Oud player. He is an admirer of old Kuwaiti sounds, folklore and the Sea Music, influenced by vocalists and famous old Kuwaiti singers such as Hamad Khalifa, Mohammed Zuwaid, Mohammed Bin Fares and DahiBin Walid.
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Dr Lisa Urkevich
Music and Traditions of the Arabian Peninsula
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May 6, 2018
A group of students from the American University of Kuwait (AUK) visited The al-Sabah Collection ( ASC) accompanied by their teacher Dr. Yasmine al-Saleh who guided the tour, with ASC Assistant-Curator Me. Mutalq al-Juraid, in the storage of the collection. Dr. Yasmine had her PhD in Islamic art from Harvard University on some art pieces…