The Palestinian Museum reopens its doors after a nearly four-month-long closure due to the war in the Gaza Strip. The museum allocated three spaces for the exhibitions This Is Not an Exhibition, The Disappeared and Women of Gaza.
This is Not an curated by Eltiqa Art Gallery and Shababek uses the main exhibition hall, where they are showcasing over 280 artworks by more than 100 Gazan artists. These pieces, collected from across historic Palestine, amplify the voices that the Occupation has attempted to silence. The aim of the exhibition is to witness to the creative spirit of Gaza in contrast to the brutality of their oppressor.
The Disappeared, on the other hand, is Tayseer Barakat’s solo exhibition in the Glass Gallery and invites the viewer into a world built on loss – of life, time, place, and self, thus, of existence.
Women of Gaza is an ethnographic display in the Museum lobby showcasing traditional thobes (dresses) and jewellery, it tells the story of Gaza’s passionate material solidarity in the face of violent ethnic cleansing.
The Palestinian Museum is a non-governmental association dedicated to supporting an open and vibrant Palestinian culture locally and internationally. The museum presents and contributes to narratives on Palestinian history, culture and society from new and critical perspectives. It also offers spaces for creative ventures, educational programmes, and innovative research. The Museum is a Swiss-registered non-governmental association with a branch in Palestine. Its mission is to produce and disseminate emancipatory learning experiences about Palestine, its people and history through innovative exhibitions and programming, locally and internationally and to transcend political and geographical borders by seeking to form a link between Palestinians in Palestine and abroad through its digital archives and online platforms.
