Bento » calligraphy http://blog.asia.si.edu art outside the box Fri, 17 May 2013 16:46:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Roads of Arabia Family Day: Dig In! http://blog.asia.si.edu/events/exhibitions/roads-of-arabia-family-day-dig-in/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roads-of-arabia-family-day-dig-in http://blog.asia.si.edu/events/exhibitions/roads-of-arabia-family-day-dig-in/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:08:37 +0000 Howard Kaplan http://blog.asia.si.edu/?p=4326

Digging for buried treasure during Eid al Arabia.

In honor of its new exhibition, Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sackler Gallery recently hosted Eid al Arabia: A Cultural Celebration. The morning began with a symposium on archaeological discoveries in the Arabian Peninsula, followed by a day of activities for families. These included sessions on Arabic calligraphy; storytelling by Surabhi Shah; concerts of traditional Saudi music; and an archaeology program for budding explorers. All told, nearly 3,000 people traveled the roads of Arabia, digging a little deeper into the art, history, and culture of the ancient kingdom.

Taking a closer look at the exhibition Roads of Arabia during the family day celebration.


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