Exhibition HIWAR
Darat al Funun
Jebel al Weibdeh, Amman, Jordan
9 November 2013 - 30 April 2014
Headquarters of The Khalid Shoman Foundation
In 2011, an old house built in the 1930s by Syrian Abdol Majeed Ajami was restored to house the headquarters of The Khalid Shoman Foundation. Artworks from The Khalid Shoman Collection are usually on permanent display here, and working spaces are offered for researchers studying Arab art. In keeping with the mission to be a research hub on the study of Arab art, a yearly doctoral dissertation fellowship for the study of modern and contemporary Arab art was instated.
HIWAR - Conversations in Amman is an exhibition, residencies, and talks program organized by Darat al Funun to celebrate 25 years of support for the arts. HIWAR brought 14 artists from the Arab world, Africa, Asia, and Latin America to Amman for residencies in September and October 2013, culminating in an exhibition in dialogue with works from The Khalid Shoman Collection.
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