Final Work Highlights Khoury Exhibition
Sari Khoury’s abstract art and profound thinking have left a significant imprint on the minds of viewers as well as the many students he nurtured in the Art Department at Central Michigan University. More than two dozen late Khoury works, including his previously unseen final work, will be on display January 31-April 27, 2008 at the AANM in an exhibition entitled Fragmentation & Unity: The Art of Sari Khoury. Click HERE to read more. At left, a self-portrait by Sari Khoury.
Membership Benefit: Museum Adventure Pass
Checkout privileges at the AANM’s fascinating Library & Resource Center are just one benefit of being a Museum Member. Now you can also use your Membership to gain free admission to other area cultural institutions, by checking out a Museum Adventure Pass at the Library & Resource Center. Click HERE for details on this Macy’s-sponsored program and HERE to become a Member of the AANM. Note: The Library & Resource Center will issue Museum Adventure Passes for all participating institutions except the AANM.
Last-Minute Gifts, Discounts at Museum Store
This Saturday and Sunday, December 22 and 23, do your last-minute shopping at the Museum Store during Double Discount Days. AANM Members get 20% off, non-members 10% off all regularly priced merchandise, in-store only. May we suggest the new book about the AANM, Telling Our Story, for $35? Your selections come ready to give in the Store’s glossy new shopping bag, featuring colorful images from the AANM. The Store is open during regular Museum hours.
Yemeni Film Night January 24
Where else in town can you see two rare films on one night for just $3? A special screening at 7 p.m. Thursday, January 24 at the AANM features an 
award-winning short film by the first female director out of Yemen, Khadija Al-Salami (at right); and the first-ever feature to be filmed in Yemen, made by director Bader Ben Hirsi (left). Both films are in Arabic and English with English subtitles, making them accessible to all viewers. Click HERE to read more about the films – Al-Salami's Stranger in Her Own City and Ben Hirsi's New Day in Old Sana’a.
Museum Holiday Hours
Both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fall on a Tuesday this year – so the Arab American National Museum, which is always closed on Monday and Tuesday, will be maintaining regular business hours during the holiday period. Click HERE to view our hours. This eNewsletter will, however, take a one-week Christmas break, returning to your in box right after New Years. Happy Holidays from all of us at the Arab American National Museum!
December 20:
Free Meditation Session
The “Learn to Meditate Series” continues at the AANM at 6:15 p.m. Thursdays (NO SESSION ON 12-27-07). Come see for yourself why so many people from every culture and walks of life are learning to meditate. Release stress and bring benefits to mind, body and emotions. Become a deeper, brighter person. Look and feel younger. In the Lower Level Classroom. Free and open to the public. Questions? Contact Terry Freel at 248.227.7595 or tlf157@comcast.net.
January 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31:
Free Meditation Sessions
See previous item.
January 22:
SURA Student Photography Program Begins
Middle school students from southwest Detroit are invited to take part in SURA Arts Academy, the Museum’s free diversity-themed photography instruction program. Instructors from Detroit’s College for Creative Studies will lead the weekly sessions at Munger Middle School January 22 through April 15. Kids get the use of a digital camera and the chance to exhibit their work at the AANM, along with the opportunity to interact via Internet with student photographers in Amman, Jordan. For details, contact Nahleh Ali at 313.624.0210 or nali@accesscommunity.org.
Through March 30, 2008:
Silver Speaks:
Traditional Jewelry of the Middle East
Silver Speaks: Traditional Jewelry of the Middle East features selections from the David and Marjorie Ransom Collection. The Ransoms began collecting silver jewelry during their careers as U.S. diplomats in the Middle East, and became amateur preservationists as they investigated smithing techniques and the historical, cultural and social meaning of various jewelry designs. In the Lower Level Gallery. Click HERE to read more about the exhibition.
This exhibition made possible in part by The Wallace Foundation.
Membership
Receive the following membership benefits:
- Free AANM admission plus advance notice and invitations to upcoming events
- Reduced ticket prices for AANM events
- 10% discount at the Museum store
- 10% discount on Museum facility rentals
- Free guest passes
- Ability to borrow books from Museum Library & Resource Center
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