Tag: Insta
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Director General Attends Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees Meeting in New York City
On January 11 2015, Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah’s Director General Sheikha Hussah Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah will leave Kuwait to attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees meeting in New York City. As an Honorary Trustee and the first Arab and Muslim woman to be named to this prestigious body, she will not only be…
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December 24, 2014
Dr. Sami Mohsen Angawi, a scholar in Islamic architect, visits Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah’s Long Ago Zoo Exhibition, an exhibition curated by children for children, at the Amricani Cultural Centre.
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Calligraphy with Abdulaziz al Ameer
Abdulaziz al Ameer’s calligraphy workshop at the Amricani Cultural Centre, Friends of Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah practiced zoomorphic calligraphy by elongating, wrapping, and rotating letters to create the outline as well as details of their favorite animal, fruit, plant, even architecture.
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December 23, 2014
H.E. the Singapore Ambassador to Kuwait Zainul Abidin Rasheed and members of his delegation visited the Amricani Cultural Centre. During the visit, he took a tour of Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah’s exhibitions – Splendors of the Ancient East, Loans from the Kuwait National Museum and Long Ago Zoo. Apart from learning the historical and cultural significance…
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UNDP Kuwait Advisory Board Meeting
Members of the board who attended the meeting of UNDP Kuwait Advisory Board with UNDP team. The Advisory Board consists of: Dr. Mubashar Sheikh, Sheikha Hussah Al-Sabah, Dr. Ahmad Beshara, Sheikha Al-Azain Al-Sabah, Ms. Amal Al-Sayar, Dr. Bader Mal Allah, Mr. Fouzi Y. Al-Hunaif, Dr. Ghanim Al Najjar, Mr. Hashem Al-Refai, Sheikha Intisar Al-Sabah, Amb.…
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Sheikha Hussah Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah becomes co-chair of Kuwait’s UNDP Advisory Board
Sheikha Hussah Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah began her tenure as co-chair of Kuwait’s UNDP Advisory Board this morning. In both her capacity as director general of the Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah and as co-owner of The al-Sabah Collection, Sheikha Hussah has had a long and fruitful relationship with the UNDP. She is pleased to serve on this…
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A Piano and Violin Music Concert
A piano and violin music concert featuring Feruza Kadirova (Violin), Ilgiz Royanov (piano), Bartek Rybek (piano), and Fazliddin Hussanov (piano) at the Amricani Cultural Centre. Each of these highly acclaimed musicians have spent years performing in concerts and orchestras around the world, and currently teach music at the College of Basic Education (PAAET) in Kuwait…
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Dr. Christian Julien Robin
“New Milestones in the History of Ancient Arabia”
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Dr. Anatoly Ivanov
A dear friend and Curator at the Hermitage Museum Dr. Anatoly Ivanov (in the middle) helped select 120 objects from the Hermitage Islamic art collection that were displayed by Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah in 1990 under the title of ‘Masterpieces of Islamic Art in the Hermitage Museum’. Accordingly, DAI sent few months later 120 pièces of…
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Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Hermitage Museum
At the official ceremony celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Hermitage Museum, the guests were treated to an operatic performance at the Hermitage Theatre and a ceremonious gala dinner. At dinner, Sheikha Hussah was joined at the table by an old friend and past lecturer at Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah Professor Vitaly Naumkin, the President of…