Events/2013

November 26, 2013

The second discussion was in November 26th and focused on reviewing the role of artists within cultural politics in people resistance initiatives in the areas that have been occupied by the Israel since 1967 during the 1970s and 1980s. The discussion’s participants were: the two Palestinian artists Suliman Mansour and Nabeel Anani, and...

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Birzeit University Museum
November 20, 2013

In November 20th, the museum organized a talk on the experience of producing the Palestinian political posters abroad which addressed the role of Palestinian Liberation Organization and the offices of political parties since 1960s until 1980s in formulating a visual discourse which represented a specific understanding of the national identity....

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Birzeit University Museum
November 14, 2013

Myrtle Winter-Chaumeny (UNRWA), members from Campus In Camp Initiative, Shurouq Harb, Issam nassar, Stephanie latte. 

This activity comes as part of a cultural program examining questions around Palestinian displacement. The first event looked at visual representation and archives. The session began with historical review for images...

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Birzeit University Museum
November 11, 2013

This visit comes within the exhibition activities, as the museum works to integrate Birzeit University students and other students in the museum’s work and the exhibition concept and themes. Art Teacher Oraib Towqan came with 7 of fine art students. They went in a tour in the exhibition and discussed the displayed posters’ topic and types. Then...

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Birzeit University Museum
November 7, 2013

This visit comes within the exhibition activities, as the museum works to integrate Birzeit University students and other students in the museum’s work and the exhibition concept and themes. Cultural studies professor Dr. Tawfiq Dwani came with 38 of cultural studies students. They went in a tour in the exhibition and discussed the displayed...

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Birzeit University Museum
November 6, 2013

This visit comes within the exhibition activities, as the museum works to integrate Birzeit University students and other students in the museum’s work and the exhibition concept and themes. Arabic professor Dr. Kareem Abu Khashan came with his 42 Arabic course students. They went in a tour in the exhibition and discussed the displayed posters...

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Birzeit University Museum
October 31, 2013

Fine art professor Tirard from Al-Quds university came with his students who went in a tour in the exhibition and express their admiration and reflections about the displayed posters.

 

 

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Birzeit University Museum
October 12, 2013

BZU Museum opened the first edition of the "Political Posters in Two Private Collections” exhibition, where it presented about 160 Palestinian political posters vary in topics and visual representations that reflect different themes such as refugees, the first intifada, the closure of Palestinian universities, martyr, political parties, student...

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Birzeit University Museum
September 18, 2013

Birzeit University Museum announces its first workshop for craving and printing, which offers the University’s students a chance to learn about the methods of design, carving and hand printing using Linoleum. The Workshop will continue for a duration of six weeks, with three hours per week. Students will be assisted in order to be able to...

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Birzeit University Museum
August 27, 2013

Within the framework of Diyar organizing the seventh international Palestinian identity conference in Bethlehem. Because of the advantage of preserving Canaan collection at Birzeit University Museum, Dar Al-Kalima College of Art and Culture coordinate with the museum to hold a conference dealing with Dr. Tawfiq in Birzeit University context....

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Birzeit University Museum
June 26, 2013

Birzeit University Museum in collaboration with Al-Rozana Association organized Birzeit Festival- 6th Heritage Week. The objective of the event was to shed light on the Palestinian rich, cultural and touristic heritage. The Museum opened its doors for visitors and tourists throughout the three days of the festival from 17h00 to 19h00. Visitors...

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Birzeit town and Birzeit university
May 18, 2013

The exhibition Mustafa Hallaj: Diasporic Meanings held at Birzeit University Museum, is organized in cooperation with Al Hoash Gallery. The latter is running an annual program where works of pioneers of the Palestinian plastic art movement are exhibited. The series of exhibitions explores the artistic expedition of the making of plastic art in...

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Birzeit University Museum
April 25, 2013

Birzeit University Museum invited the president of the University and members of the Administration to attend the opening of the new Ethnographic and Art Hall "Canaan Station". The event included presenting the Museum’s programs, and an exhibition tour of Cities Exhibition "Jericho – beyond the celestial and terrestrial". The establishment of...

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BZU museum-Canaan hall.
April 16, 2013

Catherine Laing, Outreach Assistant at the Glasgow Open Museum in Britain, gave ​​a presentation on how to employ the Museums’ collections in community activities, both in the vicinity of the Museum and in public spaces. The objective of this attempt is to promote the activities of the Museum, and to bring the attention of the public to the...

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BZU museum-Canaan hall.
March 11, 2013

The lecture comes as part of the activities of the 4th edition of Cities Exhibition - Jericho – Beyond the Celestial and Terrestrial held and organized by Birzeit University Museum. Wafa al-Kazimi, Assistant Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Arab Development Society, delivered a lecture on the experience of the Arab Development Society...

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Birzeit University Museum
February 21, 2013

One of the objectives of the Museum is to motivate students at the University to engage in the activities of the Museum, and encourage their participation in the cultural domain.  One of the activities carried out by the Museum in this context is the Basar Training program. The program is designed to train students to work in the field of...

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Birzeit University Museum
February 13, 2013

Birzeit University Museum in collaboration with Palestinian Art Court- al Hoash and the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies at Birzeit University organized a lecture titled Learning Museums and Active Citizenship delivered by   lecturer  Ida Brændholt – Senior Advisor at Danish Agency of Culture. Brændholt discussed the importance of...

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Birzeit University Museum
January 31, 2013

A meeting was organized with artist Naser Soumi to learn about his new project The Memory of Indigo. The artist explored the various components of the indigo plant that used to grow in Palestine, particularly in Jericho area up until the beginning of the 20th century. He demonstrated the different functions of the coloring plant, most...

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Birzeit University Museum
January 17, 2013

The fourth seminar of Cities Exhibition was moderated by artist Iyad Issa at the Danish House in Palestine. Issa discussed the main theme of his project which tackles modern Jericho, and takes part in the 4th Cities Exhibition: Jericho- Beyond the Celestial and the Terrestrial. The discussion tackled the current reality, the dynamics of urban...

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Danish House in Palestine
January 14, 2013

The third seminar of Cities Exhibition was facilitated by Samah Hijawi. Members of the community in Jericho along with the mayor, a number of the students from Birzeit University, and faculty member and sociologist Abaher al Saqqa attended the meeting and participated in the discussion.  In this project, the artist tackled the following...

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Birzeit University Museum
January 14, 2013

The third phase of the 4th edition titled Jericho- Beyond the Celestial and the Terrestrial was launched at Birzeit University Museum. The curator in this exhibition worked with five artists. They transformed the space of the museum into a political space where artworks are employed as agents instigating continuous discussions and dialogue with...

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Birzeit University Museum.
January 12, 2013

BZU Museum held its second seminar on Jericho project at Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center in Ramallah as part of the 4th edition of Cities Exhibition.  A number of artists and visitors of the Museum attended the seminar. The session was titled A re-imagined Landscape for British artist Sarah Beddington. The artwork depicts the historical and...

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KHALIL SAKAKINI CULTURAL CENTER- RAMALLAH
January 5, 2013

BZU Museum held its first seminar on Jericho project at the International Art Academy in Ramallah as part of the 4th edition of Cities Exhibition. Several artists, journalists, students and teachers from the Academy attended the seminar. In the beginning, the curator of the exhibition, Yazid Anani, welcomed the attendants and participants, then...

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THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ART-PALESTINE