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Al-Qattan: UNRWA’s digital archive will help tell refugees’ story
UNRWA’s collection has more than 430,000 negatives, 10,000 prints, 85,000 slides, 75 films and 730 videotapes and is inscribed on the UNESCO ‘Memory of the World’ register. The rich digitized archive contains rare snapshots of the displacement, dispossession and expulsion of the Palestinian people, thousands of whom are refugees in their own… read more
Short Film on Digital Archiving and Photographer George Nehmeh
This short film documents the digitizing of the UNRWA archive in Gaza. It follows one of UNRWA’s most important early photographers, George Nehmeh, as he revisits people and sites that he has photographed over the past 40 years. The film also examines in detail the process of digitalization, exploring the scanning processes for negatives, slides… read more
The Palestinian Museum: Palestine’s First LEED-Certified Green Building
When the Palestinian Museum opens its doors in 2016, visitors will be able to experience Palestine’s first energy-efficient green building. Striving for a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver rating, the Palestinian Museum will work with the Palestine Green Building Council to assure that it implements and adheres to green… read more
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