Galilee's Joint Arab-Jewish Museum Opens in December
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By Sarah Cascone
ISRAEL---When the Arab Museum of Contemporary Art and Heritage (AMOCAH) opens in Galilee in December, both Jews and Palestinians will be able to take the credit. Though the museum is largely dedicated to Palestinian Arab culture, it is run by Jews, creating a unique opportunity for collaboration and cooperation between the two groups, reports Haaretz. The museum's holdings will include about 2,000 objects related to Palestinian Arab heritage and roughly 200 contemporary artworks. AMOCAH, located in the Old City of Israeli-Arab city of Sakhnin, is the brainchild of Israel-based Romanian artist Belu-Simion Fainaru and Israeli artist and curator Avital Bar-Shay, and has the support of local mayor Mazin G'Nayem. [link]
By Sarah Cascone
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| The city of Sakhnin. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. |
