Public programme

The Public Programme seeks to foster continuous interaction and dialogue with the general public across different inclinations, interests, and age groups. It also aims to create an interactive space for self-expression and direct engagement with cultural work. To achieve this endeavour, it focuses on events and activities that are grounded in the museum’s exhibitions and projects and the ideas they inspire. The programme targets a diverse audience, including youth, seniors, children, families, emerging and dedicated artists, academics, researchers, and designers and is based on interaction and creating a state of constructive participation. It also aims to integrate the local community into the production process on all levels so that they are not passive consumers, but rather true partners in bringing knowledge to life as a material capable of dissemination and expansion, knocking on the doors of various groups and arousing interest in topics both serious and fun through a range of diverse and renewable templates. This foundation of interaction is made possible through a rich series of events and activities in the spirit of museum work. It is open to what is public and popular, breaking the boundaries that typically accompany institutional work and instead creating a dynamic relationship with the public and with content creators.

Contact us: activities@palmuseum.org

Young artists programme

This programme engages young artists, university students, and art and cultural professionals in the museum's knowledge production process, led by dedicated artists who can guide the entire process through a series of art workshops inspired by the museum's exhibitions and programmes. This direct interaction allows the exchange of artistic and creative experiences across generations and the integration of what is… read more

Families and children programme

Families and children are the core of our priorities; therefore, we created a special programme to remain in direct contact and interaction with them. This programme includes open days that allow them to participate in fun and cultural events and activities derived from the museum’s various exhibitions and programmes. These activities are undertaken in partnership with cultural professionals, artists, and… read more

Specialised educational workshops

The Public Programme annually carries out a rich series of specialised educational and enlightening workshops that are specifically aimed at transforming the theoretical knowledge provided by the museum's exhibitions and programmes into interactive activities and creative production. In the context of the launch of the documents and… read more

Art performances

We always seek to be open to the broader public by transforming the museum in the collective consciousness into a public and open space for interaction, sharing, learning, and fun. The Museum sees itself as a place for various types of experiences, of which crowd activities are a facet. These activities allow direct communication and… read more

Objects-in-focus

Each month, we explore an artwork, piece, or installation from among the pieces and works hosted by the Palestinian Museum's exhibition through conversation with the artist who created it or the owner of the collection that acquired it. These encounters will touch upon the stories of distinguished collections as narrated by the collectors, including their history, the story of their acquisition and documentation… read more

Launches and opening ceremonies

In its outreach to the public, the Public Programme aims to capture the museum team’s achievements small and large, some of which take months or even years to prepare and implement. At the end of this journey, achievements are announced in celebrations private and public that are aimed at engaging stakeholders and the local community in the team’s joy, informing them of the potential of what was accomplished, and… read more

Artist talk

Our exhibitions depend on the public participation of artists’ commissioned works. These works are either temporarily housed in an exhibition or donated to the museum's permanent collection for use in future exhibitions and programmes. Some of these works can always be found in the portion of the permanent collection located in the museum's gardens.

Artist Talk sheds light on these works, hosting their… read more

Tours

The tours add an interactive dimension to the museum's programmes and transform the museum experience into a live experience for the audience; through these tours, participants have direct contact with events, places, and memory. They thus represent a vital part of the museum’s essence, during which the audience engages with all their senses and learn while having fun. These tours vary in length and are repeated… read more

Open calls

Music exhibition

Open call to artists, students, researchers, and cultural institutions.

Deadline: 30.04.2023

Our partners

Educational institutions: Dar Al-Tifel Al-Arabi Organization.

Cultural and social institutions: A.M. Qattan Foundation, Tamer Institute for Community Education, The Arab Culture Association, The African Community Society, Al-Budeiri Library, Silwan Cultural and Athletic Club, Arab Studies Society, Sakiya - Art Science Agriculture, Nova for Astronomy & Space Science, Al Bustan Association-Silwan, Mosaic Centre - Jericho, Bait Byout: The Palestinian Larp Organisation, PITTI Academy, Ibtikar Palestine, Baladna, Mariam Foundation, Birzeit University Museum, Dar El-Nimer for Arts & Culture.

Artistic Institutions: Palestine Hosting Society, Disarming Design from Palestine, Project Hope, The Palestine Circus School, Grassroots Al-Quds, Tape That Collective, Origami Palestine, Al Zinnar Women Ensemble, Manjm Culture Lab, The Stitch.

Artists: Alyana Cazalet; Amir Nizar Zuabi; Ayman Mohamed; Elizabeth Tesdell; Ivan Azazian; Bashar Khalaf; Benji Boyadgian; Tujan Mshasha; Tayseer Barakat; Jack Persekian; Jumana Emil Abboud; Javier Toscano; Khawla Ibrahim; Dalal Abu Amneh; Dima Srouji; Raed Duzdar; Raja Sabri el-Zeer; Sasha Khoury; Saher Al-Kabi; Steve Sabella; Salim Abu Jabal; Sliman Mansour; Samar Kirresh; Samar Haddad King; Sana Moussa; Suzanne Groothuis; Shehadeh Shalalda; Shada Safadi; Sobhi Al-Zobeidi; Dirar Kalash; Tareq Abboushi; Amer Hlehel; Amer Shomali; Ahed Izhiman; Abed Abdi; Essa Grayeb; Fadi Deeb; Faraj Nasrallah; Vera Tamari; Kegham Djeghalian; Mary Skeie; Majd Abdel Hamid; Mohammad Basha; Mariam Tamari; Muqata’a; Manar Zuabi; Morgan Cooper; Mirna Bamieh; Naila Azzam Libbes; Nasser Soumi; Nabil Anani; Natalie Tahhan; Hisham Abu Jabal; Haifa Zeitoun; Hilde Hauan.

Writers, researchers, and advisors: Ahmad Heneiti; Ahlam Bsharat; Islah Jad, PhD; Thomas L. Thompson; Thaer Daraghmeh (Sign language interpreter); Jamil Harb, PhD; Juhayna Safi, PhD; Ramez Eid, PhD; Rashad Al-Madani; Samia Al-Botmeh, PhD; Tarek Bakri; Adania Shibli; Issam Nassar, PhD; Lila Abu -Lughod, PhD; Munir Nasser, PhD; Yousef Asfour.

Collectors: Amjad Ghannam, Tewfic I. Habesch, George Al-Ama, Omar Jallad, Maha Abu Shosheh.

Yoga: Shadana Yoga, Farashe Yoga Centre, Yasmine Abdul-Hadi, Sarab Atway, Diana Salqan, NAFAS Yoga Studio, Malak El Masry.

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