Tag: Insta
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The State Hermitage Museum Celebrates its 250th Anniversary
On December 7th 2014, the State Hermitage Museum will begin celebrating its 250th Anniversary, and their General Director Professor Mikhail Piotrovsky has invited Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah’s Director General Sheikha Hussah Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah, Secretary-General of the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) Mr. Ali al-Yoha, and the Undersecretary for Islamic Culture at the…
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Embassy of Switzerland: Manon Gertsch
In association with the Embassy of Switzerland, Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah. A Concert with Manon Gertsch on Sunday, December 7 2014, 7pm, at the Amricani Cultural Centre. Pianist Manon Gertsch was born in La Chaux de Fonds in Switzerland and she started her studies at the music academy in the same city. Her first piano lessons…
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Music Workshop with David Miller
Music Workshop leader David Miller talked about how consideration of a composers’ life experiences (such as Bach, Chopin, and Brahms) will provide a suggested backdrop for the variety of their musical expressions.
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Graffiti with Abdulrazzaq Alshemali
Graffiti Workshop Leader Abdulrazzaq Alshemali introduced Friends of Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah to the concept of Street Art: visual art created in public locations or outside of the context of traditional art venues.
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Souren Melikian
Visiting scholar Souren Melikian studying metalwork from the Eastern Islamic lands (found in the al-Sabah Collection at Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah’s Collection Office). Dr. Assadullah Souren Melikian-Chirvani is the Emeritus Research Director at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris and Research Director at the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. He is also Curatorial…
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Trudy Kawami
Visiting scholar: Trudy Kawami studying the Iron Age collection for the upcoming publication on this subject.
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Bulgarian Brilliance
‘Bulgarian Brilliance’ featuring 5 classical musicians: Anna Karadimitrova – Soprano; Daniel Ostretsov – Tenor; Mihail Zhivkov – Clarinet; Preslav Petkov – Clarinet; and Harriet Bushman – Piano. Each of these musicians has graduated from a top flight music academy, and shares a passion and appreciation for classical composers like Rossini, Puccini, Krommer, Verdi, and Valtchanov.
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Woodworking Workshop with Emad al Laho
Friends of Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah practiced fine woodworking techniques to create their own lanterns during the Woodworking Workshop with Emad Allaho at the Amricani Cultural Centre.
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Final Touches on the State of the Art Theatre at Yarmouk
Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah in al-Yarmouk, our technical team, headed by the Assistant Secretary General for Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah at the National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letters (NCCAL) Abdulkareem al-Ghadban, met with the Czech technical team (from Space Films) to put the final touches on the state of the art theatre at Yarmouk.
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Walesa: Man of Hope
The classic film ‘Walesa: Man of Hope’ At the Amricani Cultural Centre. This film depicts the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Poland’s Solidarity movement, Lech Walesa, as events in the 1970s lead to a peaceful revolution.