Holding on to the Past: Kuwait Traditions

 3-5 May at the Modern Art Museum

The photographic exhibition is a visual documentary depicting the past Kuwaiti household activities prior to 1950. The photographs were processed in sepia tones on canvas to give a then a more aged feel.
The pictures are a cultural project and are the property of the Kuwait University so they are not for sale.
Photographs by Yvonne Pepin-Wakefield, Sarah Al Otaibi and Farah Hamed Khajah.
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Modern Art Museum (Sharqeya School)
This is a lovely new museum of modern painting and sculpture by Kuwaiti and Arab artists. Originally opened as a boys’ school in 1935, then a girls’ school in 1938, the National Council for Culture Arts and Letters reopened it as a museum in 2003. It is located directly across the Gulf Road from Souq Sharq near a large dhow. It is free and open Saturday to Wednesday 0900-1300 and 1700-2100. Very informed and friendly tour guides who speak English are available. 22468348 / 22468354 / 22468401 ex 105 or 115.