Gaza Children Meet with Author Maya Abu Alhayyat
On 6 April, the Child Centre - Gaza (CCG) organised a literary event with Maya Abu Alhayyat, a Palestinian novelist and poet from Jerusalem. A significant number of intellectuals, authors and people...
View ArticleThe A. M. Qattan Foundation Shortlists Nine Palestinian Artists for YAYA 2016...
The Foundation’s Culture and Arts Programme welcomes Nat Muller to the team as curator of the Young Artist of the Year Award’s 9th edition. Nat is an independent curator and critic who specialises in...
View ArticleSmall Lamps Art Exhibition at CCG
On 29 March, the Child Centre – Gaza (CCG) organised an art exhibition entitled Small Lamps as part of the Child Friendly Areas project. Jointly funded by the United Palestinian Appeal (UPA), CCG...
View ArticleDiESS Selection Workshop
On 16 April, the Educational Research and Development Programme (ERDP) organised a workshop to select participants in the upcoming Drama in Education Summer School (DiESS), which will take place in...
View ArticleSupporting Art and Cultural Initiatives
Between 17-21 March, the Culture and Arts Programme supported Gaza artists who participated in the Gaza Inédite project. Organised by the Palestinian Unit Band, this cultural and scientific event...
View ArticleCultural Centre and Palestine Office - Construction Progress
Preparation for pouring roof slab. Art Gallery - Commencement of finishing works.عربي
View ArticleFilm on the 9th Drama in Education Summer School
A film by Yousef Salhi, produced by A.M. Qattan Foundation to document the journey of the Drama in Education Summer School (DiESS) in its 9th year (23 July – 2 August, 2015), held in Jerash, Jordan....
View ArticleLaunch of the First Heirloom Seed Library in Palestine
The Palestinian Heirloom Seed Library, a first of its kind, was launched in Battir-Bethlehem on Friday 3 June, 2016 . The library preserves seeds from crop species that are fast dying out and has been...
View ArticlePreparatory Workshops for Science Days Palestine 2016
Walid and Helen Kattan Science Education Project(WKH)/ Educational Research and Development Programme (ERDP), held several workshops in preparation for the upcoming Science Days Palestine (SDP) 2016...
View ArticleConclusion of Activities in Child Friendly Areas
In June 2016, CCG concluded activities with children involved with child friendly Areas. To invest their summer time, CCG launched Summer 2016 activities entitled My Beautiful Country. Co-funded by the...
View ArticleHigher than the Wall Programme Launches a New Initiative
As part of the Higher than the Wall Programme, CCG launched a community awareness initiative with the aim of integrating people with special needs in society. To facilitate their communication, CCG...
View ArticleSelat Announces 10 Grants for Production and Training
In partnership with the Prince Claus Fund and based on recommendations of an independent jury, the fourth edition of the Selat: Links through the Arts Project approved 10 new grants, totalling US$...
View ArticleSupporting International Participations
CAP supported participation of Future Logic, a platform for the development of Palestinian cinema, at the Cannes Film Festival on 11-20 May. All sharing the common theme of Palestine, seven documentary...
View ArticleWorkshops for Early Childhood Teachers
ERDP organised several workshops as part of the Professional Development of Early Childhood Teachers Programme. These included a two-day workshop on Science and Investigation through Mantle of the...
View ArticleSupporting Artistic Events
CAP supported two performances of Taha, a monodrama on the life of renowned poet Taha Mohammed Ali. Held at the Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre on 19 May, the event brought together an audience of...
View ArticleAMQF 2016 Annual Meeting
Between 28-29 June, the Foundation held its 2015-2016 annual meeting in London. Members of the Board of Trustees and Management Committee attended the meeting where they reviewed key achievements over...
View ArticleCultural Centre and Palestine Office - Construction Progress
With structural work on the Foundation’s “Cultural Centre and Palestine Office” building on the verge of completion, work continued on internal partitioning and the electro-mechanical infrastructure....
View ArticleScience Days Palestine 2016 to Launch on 17 October
The Science Days Palestine (SDP) 2016 edition, which hosts the Science Film Festival (SFF), will launch on 17 October. SDP will focus on Material Science, giving visitors the chance to discover the...
View Article"El Che, Endless Reader" Exhibition Opens at BZU
On 19 July, the A.M. Qattan Foundation and the Representative Office of the Republic of Argentina to the State of Palestine in cooperation with Birzeit University (BZU) Museum and Palestine and Arabic...
View ArticleCultural and Literary Events
February at the Mosaic Rooms saw a busy and varied programme of events including the screening of the Oscar nominated documentary film 'Dirty Wars'. Other highlights included talks by Jonathan Watkins,...
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