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“Ancient Wonders from A to Z: An Alphabetical Journey Through the Museum”

The Children’s Art Workshop at Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah concluded its season on Saturday, March 9th, with a remarkable showcase of creativity and collaboration. The young participants unveiled their final project, a unique ABC book titled “Ancient Wonders from A to Z: An Alphabetical Journey Through the Museum” The book delves into a selection of objects from The al-Sabah Collection in the al-Fann Exhibition at Amricani Cultural Center, presenting them in alphabetical order. Moreover, the children exhibited their creativity by crafting independent stories for each object. The project spanned five months of intensive work, during which the children actively participated in decision-making processes, showcasing their critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills. The workshop’s objective was to empower the children, fostering confidence and creativity, all while expanding their knowledge base through the museum’s collection. The highlight of the workshop’s conclusion was a heartfelt book reading

Conductive Education School

More than a dozen students from the Conductive Education School of Kuwait (CESK) visited the Amricani Cultural Centre on Thursday. The trip was organised by a group of student volunteers from the Kuwait English School. The CESK students prepared for their mission by finding repeating geometric patterns, calligraphy, and arabesque motifs in the “al-Fann” and “Home of Kind Words” exhibitions. Along the way, they visited the Story of Amricani multi-media presentation and “Arabia Felix and Rome” exhibition. Finally, having found numerous examples of the motifs in art from the Islamic world, the students set about designing a carpet with the desired motifs

Al Hassan Brothers

Al-Hassan Brothers is a Kuwaiti band that started in 2015 and released its first album (Mi Luna) in 2017. Al-Hassan Brothers will perform their original composed music and other popular covers that inspired them throughout the years from Spanish music to English rock

“Tenth Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies”

Under the auspices of the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters, and in cooperation with Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah, Kuwaiti researchers, the University of Chicago, University of Liège, and the Ca’ Foscari University, the 10th International Conference of the Center for Mamluk Studies was held during the period from 5 to 7 March at the Yarmouk Cultural Centre. During the opening ceremony, Dr. Reem al- Rudaini and Dr. Amna Abdul Karim, Assistant Professors in the Department of History and Archaeology – KU welcomed the participants. This was followed by a speech from the organizer and a welcoming remark by Dr. Mohammad Khalid Al-Jassar, Secretary General of the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters in the presence of Sheikha Hussa Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah, Director General of Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah and Co-owner of The al-Sabah Collection.
The conference included a 3 day workshop in which 20 research papers were presented by researchers participating in the conference. They all revolved around interrogating Mamluk landmarks, including monuments and buildings.
On the sidelines of the conference activities, a visit to the Amricani Cultural Centre, with tours led by DAI curator Salam Kaoukji and volunteer docents helped close out the conference. The group explored the entire property, and unsurprisingly, paid particular attention to the Mamluk objects on display.

Dr. Bethany Walker: Making a Home in Long-Abandoned Places: A life-history of Tall Hisbān, Jordan

Bethany Walker
Dr Bethany Walker is Professor of Islamic Archaeology at
the University of Bonn and the Director of the Research Unit of Islamic Archaeology and Co-Director of the Annemarie Schimmel Kolleg of Mamluk Studies at the same institution.
A historically trained archaeologist and ceramicist, Walker directs multiple archaeological projects in Jordan and the region, and is a Board member of the American Center of Research in Amman. She is the senior and founding editor
of the Journal of Islamic Archaeology and co-editor of Equinox’s Monographs in Islamic Archaeology series.

Making a Home in Long-Abandoned Places:
A life-history of Tall Hisbān, Jordan
The resettlement of centuries-long abandoned towns, villages, and farmsteads across Bilād al-Shām in the 13th century CE is a demographic phenomenon that has yet to be explained. This lecture focuses on the occupational history of one particularly vibrant example of this phenomenon, the archaeological site of Tall Hisbān in central Jordan. Abandoned in the Abbasid period (10th century) and reoccupied suddenly three hundred years later, its life history is a fascinating one of migration, homeland- making, and resilience. In this lecture, we will investigate who the people were who came back to Hisbān in the last Ayyubid period, and what reasons brought them to this ruined place. We will trace the radical changes in the peopling and function of this site over the course of the Mamluk period.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiLFzrK7phA&list=PLPINc_O12a44ELy4O8tKnhycVZpun5DQj

Dr. Hilal Musaed al-Sayer

On a cultural trip, Dr. Hilal Musaed al-Sayer, former Minister of Health, and Board of Trustees at the Dasman Diabetes Institute and the accompanied guests, paid a visit to the Amricani Cultural Centre. They explored current exhibitions and learned about the history of the American Mission in Kuwait. They also learned a lot about The al-Sabah Collection through displayed artifacts. They concluded their visit by taking photos at the historical buildings and exhibitions.

Valentina Baginska “Great Masters for Organ”

“Great Masters for Organ” performed by Maestro Valentina Baginska at YCC. This unique music night highlight masterpieces from different musical eras such as the Baroque, Romance and Modern music. You will be taken in a journey for a Classical Organ music

“Once Upon a Song”

“Once Upon a Song” performed by Talal Khaled and the band.
This concert will bring the music lovers together. Talal will play a variety of songs with his band such as: Hotel California, fly me to the moon, Aisha and many more

Amira Abou Taleb: Theorizing Islamic Art: An examination of theological underpinnings

Amira Abou Taleb
Intrigued by the relationship between ethics and aesthetics, Dr Amira Abou Taleb designed a popular course titled “Beauty & Reason in the Arab/Islamic Civilization” which she taught at the American University in Cairo. She later taught this course at the University of Helsinki in Finland. In her research, she examines the Qur’anic concept of iḥsān (beauty/goodness). Her work intersects with today’s lived realities as she applies her findings to a wide array of fields including societal ethics, museology, and interfaith dialogue.

Theorizing Islamic Art: An examination of theological underpinnings
The highly specialized nature of today’s academic scholarship often comes at the cost of a holistic examination. This issue becomes particularly pertinent when dealing with art that is a product of a civilization as rich and diverse as that of the Islamic world. The vast array of traditional Islamic art holds undeniable spatial and temporal specificities, yet conveys an overarching philosophical unison that is often overlooked. This lecture proposes a new epistemological theory that helps explain Islamic Art from a theological perspective. This lecture explores a deeper connection that grounds traditional Islamic art in the theological principles of the Qur’an. In this lecture, I will examine the interplay between ethics and aesthetics as foundational pillars of the Qur’anic worldview.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URpdRFUkH8g