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
Dress of the Land

Lana Obaidah

She stretches out her hands to life,
at times ploughing the soil,
at times sowing seeds and veins upon her dress
until a sapling rises.
She weaves it with thread until it grows into a tree,
stitching her land with a needle,
spinning a tale
between the seasons of sowing and harvest,
until it becomes both a painting and a thoub.

“Leather and Henna” Exhibition
Safourieh’s Pomegranate

Aziz Atef

When Palestine was stolen for the first time, the Zionists uprooted the pomegranate trees of Safourieh—the village where Our Lady Mary once played in its orchards. This pomegranate bears a layered identity and thousands of stories, and for this reason, we shall always lift it high.