By Reem Qadan
RAMALLAH, June 27, 2011 (WAFA) - The Ethnographic and Art Museum in Birzeit University Monday opened the “Beyond Æsthetics” exhibition.
The exhibition included the museum’s collection of more than 100 traditional Palestinian kaftans, along with Tawfiq Cana’an amulet collection, in which the oldest piece is dated back to 1905.
Tamari said that the collectables have been in Birzeit University possession for years, but have been hidden during the first Intifada in the 1980s due to the Israel security and political threats against the Palestinian culture then.
The collections have been regrouped in the Museum in preparation for the exhibition two months ago.
Yassin said that the exhibition, which will remain open for two months, is part of the “2011 Exhibitions” program that includes “Body Politics” exhibition in September and “City Exhibition in Nablus” in November.
Detailed description and history of all pieces displayed in the exhibition as well as Cana’an collection are available on the museum’s website.
