Talk by Dr Sabiha Al Khemir:"Heritage and Modernity"
- Category
- Lecture
- Date
- 23 April 2015, 7:00pm
- Venue
- Bahrain National Museum –Auditorium
- Tickets
- Free Admission
On the occasion of the opening of the exhibition "Kalila wa Dimna, Fables Across Time". Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir gives the following talk:
Heritage and Modernity (al-turath wa al-hadatha)
The talk introduces the fables of "Kalila wa Dimna" and presents the concept and content of the exhibition, highlighting the role of its diverse aspects. The talk offers insights into the role played by creativity in the perpetuation of heritage, bringing to the fore the significance of this kind of project at this moment in time.
Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir
Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir was born in Tunisia and lives in New York City. She is a writer, artist, and expert in Islamic art whose work is concerned with cultural bridging and cultural dialogue. Dr. Al Khemir was the founding director of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, and is the author of The Blue Manuscript, a work of fiction. She has curated several exhibitions and authored their catalogs including, in the United States, the exhibition Beauty and Belief, Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture and the international exhibition Nur: Light in Art and Science from the Islamic World. Dr. Al Khemir has illustrated several books, including Le Nuage Amoureux and The Island of Animals. She is the curatorial director of the exhibition "Kalila wa Dimna - Fables Across Time" which includes art work she created specially for this exhibition. Currently she is Senior Advisor of Islamic Art for the Dallas Museum of Art, USA.
