Exhibition “Leather and Henna”

Young Talents from a Workshop with Artist Nabil Anani
Opening: Tuesday, August 26, 13:00 
Location: the Palestinian Museum

The Palestinian Museum invites you to an exhibition showcasing the creative works of emerging artists who participated in the “Leather and Henna” workshop with artist Nabil Anani.
Discover the outcomes of this three-day workshop and explore artworks created with leather and henna as primary materials, alongside other natural elements, in a journey that reflects the depth of craftsmanship and the joy of engaging with Palestine’s natural environment.

This exhibition features 16 artists from across historic Palestine, coming from Jerusalem, Shuafat, Ramallah, Sinjil, Birzeit, ‘Aroura, Jericho, Bethlehem, Nablus, al-‘Eizariya, and Acre.

The exhibition opens at the Palestinian Museum on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at noon, and will run for one week.

Workshop outcomes

“Leather and Henna” Exhibition
Awaiting

Shatha Safi

A gazelle stands beside a rooted tree amid ash and ruin, while the sky overflows with suns and birds carrying pain at times, hope at others. Silence lingers and waiting stretches on.

“Leather and Henna” Exhibition
Hope

Rita Najjar

This work opens the soul to the mystery of motherhood. Children are their mothers’ life and meaning of resilience. Their presence resists death: their absence leaves silence and emptiness as witnesses to lost meaning.

“Leather and Henna” Exhibition
Cast Down

Joud Abu Al Hummus

A Palestinian tree uprooted and cast onto the ground, symbolizing displacement, and the violation of land. Dark colors and coarse tea texture distinguish it, while surrounding abstract shapes evoke fragmentation and erasure of memory.