Programs for
May/ July 2006

Exhibitions

"Out of the Desert"


archaeology
The Hall of Beidha
Rock Art of Rajl
& Scrolls of Petra

exhibition of the new findings by
Pierre Bikai and Patricia Bikai (ACOR)
Main Building

video art
"I am everywhere"
filmed in Beidha by artist Suha Shoman
Main Building


graphic art
"Salt of the South"
exhibition by artist Hakim Jamain
Blue House


Wednesday, May 10, 2006; 6pm-8pm
Exhibitions run until Thursday, July 20, 2006




Thursday Art Meeting


Films on "A History of European Art" by Prof. William Kloss; presented in Arabic by art critic May Muzafar. And lectures on new archaeological findings.
Blue House, 6:30pm

Thursday 11/5/2006
"Beidha"
presentation by Patricia Bikai, Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos, Shari Saunders, and Tahani al-Salhi



Thursday 18/5/2006
"A History of European Art":
Approaches to European Art



Thursday 1/6/2006
"Khalid & Suha Shoman Petra Papyrus": lecture by Traianos Gagos


Thursday 15/6/2006
"A History of European Art":
Carolingian and Ottonian Art


Thursday 22/6/2006
"A History of European Art":
Romanesque Sculpture & Architecture



Thursday 29/6/2006
"Hadra"
Tunisian songs and praise by
Fadel al Jaziri
Archaeological site, 7:30pm


Thursday 6/7/2006
"A History of European Art":
Gothic Art in France

Thursday 13/7/2006
Concert by the
Palestinian Karluma Group
Archaeological site, 7:30pm

Thursday 20/7/2006
"A History of European Art":
Gothic Art in Germany and Italy

 







Sunday Literary Meeting

Films based on classic literary novels, with Arabic subtitles.
Main Building, 6:30pm


Sunday 14/5/2006

"Sylvia": film on the life of British poet Sylvia Plath, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, directed by Christine Jeffs.

Sunday 28/5/2006
"Wit": film based on the Pulitzer Prize winner play by Margaret Edson. Starring Emma Thompson, directed by Mike Nichols.

Sunday 4/6/2006
"Rajl" the Cairn of the Mermaids: lecture by Dr. Fawwaz al-Khraysheh and Dr. Pierre M. Bikai

Sunday 11/6/2006
"Arabic – German Translation Difficulties"
Lecture by: Dr. Gunther Orth - Blue House, 6:30 pm

Sunday 18/6/2006
"The Old Man & the Sea" Film based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway, Starring Spencer Tracy, directed by John Sturges.

Sunday 9/7/2006
"Dreams" Film by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa.
Film in Japanese with Arabic subtitles.




Permenant Exhibitions


"The Khalid Shoman Collection"
Paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photography and book illustrations by 66 Arab Artists from Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.


"Dar Khalid"
A museum of images reflecting
Khalid Shomann's life and legacy.




Darat al Funun opening hours:


Saturday - Wednesday: 10 am - 7 pm
Thursday 10 am - 8 pm

Darat Al Funun,
P.O.Box: 5223, Amman 11183, Jordan
Tel: (962-6) 464 3251 /2
Fax: (962-6) 464 3253
darat@thekhalidshomanfoundation.org
www.daratalfunun.org

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