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In Jewels, India is the Treasury of the World

Usha Balakrishnan Dr Usha R Balakrishnan is a cultural capital consultant based in Mumbai. She is a highly regarded independent scholar of Indian art and culture and the pre-eminent historian of Indian jewellery. Her mission is to collaborate and work with museums, individuals, and organizations to curate exhibitions, plan programmes, form collections, manage cultural spaces, […]

Music Night titled “Grupo Choro Livre”.

In corporation with the embassy of the Republic of Brazil, you’re invited to a Music Night titled “Grupo Choro Livre” performed by Reco Do Bandolim and friends. Choro (Portuguese pronunciation: “cry” or “lament”), also popularly called chorinho (“little cry” or “little lament”), is an instrumental Brazilian popular music genre which originated in 19th century in […]

Reflections on the art of Calligraphy

“Reflections on the art of Calligraphy” a lecture presented by Dr. Sameer Al-Sayegh The topic seeks to examine the relationship between the art of calligraphy, religion,language and its impact as an art.    

Members of the Friends of Museé d’Orsay

Between the rain storms, we were delighted to welcome 14 members of the Friends of Museé d’Orsay, headed by their President, Mr. Jean-Louis Milin on a visit to Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah this past Friday, 9 November. Coming up from Abu Dhabi, they enjoyed an insiders tour of The al-Sabah Collection by assistant curator, Mutlaq al-Juraid […]

Enjefah Elementary School

Enjefah Elementary School for Boys conducted a field trip to the Amricani Cultural Centre, where students visited several of the centre’s exhibitions, such as: The Splendors of the Ancient East, Memories of Peru, Modern Architecture Kuwait, in addition to the Story of Amricani, and Long Ago Zoo. The students showed great interest and admiration for […]

Seasons in Bulgaria

“Seasons in Bulgaria” Music Night performed by Joana Dimitrova, Evdokia Bobotsova, Nikolay Petrov & Slavcho Nikolov. The mandolin quartet SEASONS was founded in 1996 by Assen Dimitrov (1913 – 2000), who was also the founder of the first mandolin orchestra in Bulgaria. In their performances, the members of the quartet present the combined Bulgarian mandolin […]

Rock-cut Architecture in Petra, Jordan

Zeyad al-Salameen Dr. Zeyad al-Salameen is a Professor of Nabataean archaeology and epigraphy and the UNESCO Chair on Heritage and Sustainable Tourism at al-Hussein Bin Talal University. His research interests include Nabataean archaeology and epigraphy and the history and civilization of Petra and its hinterland. He has published several books and numerous articles pertaining to […]