Palestinian National Museum

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The Palestine Museum ( Arabic المتحف الفلسطيني, DMG al-matḥaf al-falasṭīnī ) is the central cultural institution of the Palestinian Territories in Bir Zait , in the hills north of Ramallah . It opened in 2016.

history

Originally the Palestinian Authority planned to build a museum in Jerusalem , but refrained from doing so for political reasons. The museum was originally supposed to open in 2009 and, among other things, exhibit archaeological finds and documentations of Palestinian history. In addition, the history of the Palestinian resistance against the Zionist movement and Israeli rule should be dealt with historically.

The 30 million shekels project was funded by Palestinians abroad and donors from the Gulf States. The Jerusalem curator Jack Persekian (* 1962) was appointed museum director . For three years he designed a modern exhibition on the history of the Palestinians. However, this was rejected by the donors and he was deposed.

The foundation stone was laid on April 11, 2013, and the museum building, which was initially empty, was opened on May 18, 2016. The opening exhibition Jerusalem Lives followed on August 26, 2017. Its aim was to address the problems of globalization in the city and to show ideas that enable a better future.

building

The building was designed by Irish architect Heneghan Peng and is surrounded by several traditional orchards. It is located near the Bir Zait University .

Exhibitions

2017: Jerusalem Lives (Taya Al Quds).
2019: Intimate Terrains: Representations of a Disappearing Landscape

Web links

The Palestinian Museum

Individual evidence

^ A museum for Palestine - just without art. In: tagesschau.de. Retrieved May 17, 2016 . (offline)
^ Jerusalem the focus of first Palestinian Museum show , AFP, August 26, 2017.
↑ How Palestinians See East Jerusalem. Retrieved September 14, 2017 .
^ New museum to honor Palestinian history, culture. (No longer available online.) In: Al-Monitor. May 25, 2015, archived from the original on May 17, 2016 ; Retrieved May 17, 2016 (American English).
↑ The last common ground is made of stone in FAZ of August 30, 2017, page 12.

[1] A museum for Palestine - just without art. In: tagesschau.de. Retrieved May 17, 2016 . (offline)

[2] Jerusalem the focus of first Palestinian Museum show , AFP, August 26, 2017.

[3] How Palestinians See East Jerusalem. Retrieved September 14, 2017 .

[4] New museum to honor Palestinian history, culture. (No longer available online.) In: Al-Monitor. May 25, 2015, archived from the original on May 17, 2016 ; Retrieved May 17, 2016 (American English).

[5] The last common ground is made of stone in FAZ of August 30, 2017, page 12.