Professor Matthieu Honegger. “Twenty years of archaeological research on the origins of Kerma, the first kingdom of Nubia (Northern Sudan)”
Professor Matthieu Honegger teaches at the Institute of Archaeology, University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. He is also the head of the “Protection and valorization of the archaeological heritage of Kerma project”, supported by the Qatar-Sudan archaeological project. His most recent publication was included in Quaternary Science Review 130 and covered “Human occupations and environmental changes […]
Bossa Nova (Waves of Brazil)
Bossa Nova (Waves of Brazil), presented by a well known couple; Olivia & Francis Hime. The event was sponsored by the Brazilian Embassy to Kuwait and supported by Burgan Bank and Qatar Airways.
Discussing the Restoration of a Pair of 1st century BC South Arabian bracelets from The al-Sabah Collection
Sheikha Hussah al-Sabah discussing the restoration of a pair of 1st century BC South Arabian bracelets from The al-Sabah Collection with Anupam Sah, head of Art Conservation at the CSMVS museum, Bombay and Omkar Kadu and Ahmad al-Anezi.
Springtime Music Cantores Maiores
” Springtime Music Cantores Maiores ” with Dr. Valentina Maria Baginska.
Dr. Neil MacGregor. “A new museum for Berlin”
Dr. Neil MacGregor was Director of the National Gallery and of the British Museum, both in London. He presented a lecture titled: “A new museum for Berlin”. In the heart of Berlin, the old town palace of the Kings and the Kaisers is being rebuilt with a very different purpose: to house great collections of […]
President of the Musee Marmottan Monet Nicole Salinger Toured the Exhibitions in the Amricani Cultural Centre
Sheikha Amal Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah and President of the Musee Marmottan Monet Nicole Salinger toured the exhibitions in the Amricani Cultural Centre this afternoon. April 3rd 2017
Visit to the Capital City of the Nabataeans, Petra
Saturday 31st March, a small group of art lovers arrived to the capital city of the Nabataeans, Petra. We were received by Dr. Zeyad al-Salameen, Associate Professor of Nabataean Archaelogy at al-Hussein Bin Talal University and the Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair on Heritage and Sustainable Tourism.
Anthropology Students from Kuwait University Visited The al-Sabah Collection Office
Anthropology students from Kuwait University with Dr. Hassan Ashkanani visited The al-Sabah Collection office, Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah to learn the practices of treating the artefacts accompanied by Mutlaq al-Juraid & Adel al-Qattan. March 30th 2017
The Music of Saud al-Rashed
أمسية سعود الراشد و فرقته
Dr. Yuka Kadoi at The al-Sabah Collection
Dr. Yuka Kadoi studying jades in The al-Sabah Collection, Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah as part of her forthcoming book on this subject.