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Alain George
A Brief History of Arabic Calligraphy Through The al-Sabah Collection
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Striking a Diplomatic
DAI in association with Embassy of Turkey in Kuwait presents İSTANBUL – A WORLD CAPITAL by Tuluyhan Uğurlu. Tuluyhan Uğurlu narrates what İstanbul represents in his 2005 composition. The work begins with the words of Napoleon Bonaparte: “If the world was a single country, the capital would be İstanbul”. This work has been performed at…
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April 5, 2018
Dr Sabyasachi Mukherjee, director of the CSMVS museum, Mumbai and Dr Anupam Sah, director of the Art Conservation Centre, Mumbai reviewing the work reports of the Art Conservation Centre’s conservators who are working on the The al-Sabah Collection objects. Lalit Pathak, paper conservator, showing the restoration he effected on a manuscript from The al-Sabah Collection…
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April 5, 2018
Dr. Ulrike Khamis and Dr Filiz Cakir Phillip from the Aga Khan Museum , Toronto meeting with The al-Sabah Collection Curator Mrs. Salam Kaoukji and Assistant Curator, Mr. Mitlaq al-Juraid in preparation of an exhibition of the collection at the AKM, Toronto.
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Featuring International Cinema
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Draie Al Hajri
Special traditional Music Night “Art of the Bedawi” using the Rabab instrument. The rababa is a bowed instrument probably the oldest string instrument, dating at least as far back as the 8th Century, when it was found in Arabia and Persia. The rababa is used in a wide variety of musical ensembles and genres.
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Christian Robin
The Origins of the Arabic Language
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Striking a Diplomatic
A spectacular music night ” Intersection, an Audio Visual Ode to the Arab Streets and it’s poets” performed by Tania Saleh. Tania Saleh is a contemporary alternative Lebanese singer/songwriter/visual artist, one of the rare female singers/songwriters in the Arab world and one of the most respected independent artists in the region. Her lyrics mirror the…
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Sheikha Hussa al-Sabah Visits the Rehabilitation Project of the Kuwait National Museum and Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah
Visit of Sheikha Hussa al-Sabah to the rehabilitation project of the Kuwait National Museum and Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah this morning. She was accompanied by Director-General of NCCAL, Mr. Ali al-Yuha and his team of engineers. Mr. Tareq Shuaib, owner of the consulting firm PACE and his team lead the group on a tour in the…
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March 28, 2018
Seniors from the Farhan al Khaled School, led by DAI docent (and senior) Mohammad Y. al-Bahrani, visited the Amricani Cultural Centre today. While some critical thinking exercises were involved, the primary purpose of the visit was to remind the students of their rich history and culture.