Palestinian Museum Set to Open in May 2016,

posted on: Aug 21, 2015

Palestinian Museum Set to Open in May 2016: Construction continues apace at the $30 million Palestinian Museum designed by Dublin architects Heneghan Peng, which is to be directed by Jack Persekian. An opening date for the institution, located north of Jerusalem in the West Bank town of Birzeit, has also been set: May 15, 2016, the 68th anniversary of the displacement of 750,000 Palestinians by the establishment of the Israeli state in 1948, an event known as the Nakba, or “catastrophe.” The institution is developing its collection via acquisitions and donations, and plans to establish a strong digital presence in the form of an online timeline and thousands of family albums compiled in a digital archive, among other initiatives. “The museum refuses to be constricted by geographical and political borders,” Persekian told The Art Newspaper.

Source: www.blouinartinfo.com