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Arts and
Culture
Darat al-Funun
http://www.daratalfunun.org
This Museum consists of three buildings in Amman. According to
the museum's website "its programs maintains a constant focus on
the visual arts, the Darat al Funun strives to be a haven for
all the arts"; Darat al-Funun views itself as a home for all the
artist of the Arab world. It offers features such as concert,
lectures, and a summer academy. Currently featured at the Dar al
Funun is the work of Dr. Hisham Khatib in an en exhibit tittled
Palestine and Jordan 1500 -1900.
Dar al-Landa
Created in 1998 as a
gallery of the arts, its main goals are to protect the creative
rights of the artist and to make contact with Arab and
International art and culture groups. With a mission of being a
positive force in the community the museum is currently offering
services to children in the community. For example its
facilities are turned into a public library for a couple hours a
day and its new program 'Project Human' will focus on providing
free classes to children in drawing, sculpture, pottery, and
music.
4 Walls
http://www.4walls.org
The 4 Walls is located
in the Sheraton Hotel Amman. Its atmosphere is inviting to
people of all ages, and it serves as a culture center to promote
the history and culture of Jordan. Throughout the month of March
the museum will run its 'New Vision" Exhibit.
Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts
http://www.nationalgallery.org
This museum was founded in 1980, it is currently one of the
major art museums in the middle east . "It's goal is to
encourage cultural diversity, disseminate artistic knowledge and
promote art from the Islamic and Developing worlds" To date it
houses collections of over 800 works from Africa, Asia, and
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