A new space for culture in Nablus: the Cultural Heritage Enrichment Center. Opening exhibition until November 26, 2008
The Arafat Soap Factory, 400 years old, has been renovated and turned into a multi-purpose cultural centre. It provides suitable space for use by children, young, adults and students of art, architecture and cultural heritage, especially those living in the Old City of Nablus (Palestine). It comprises a permanent exhibition of traditional soap making, a library which concentrates on local and world heritage, art and architecture, a gallery-cum- activity room, children's audio- visual centre, and a club for traditional crafts like soap, hand- woven rugs and ceramics.
Renovated by architect Naseer Arafat for the Sheikh Amr Arafat Foundation, the Centre was opened on the 17th of November, hosting the exhibition of works by Afaf Arafat. The artist studied her subject in England and the States. She draws her inspiration from the Old City of Nablus and from the Palestinian countryside. Her media are paint, collage and water color which she finds challenging and which attracts her by its transparency and delicate beauty.
The exhibition will be open until November 26, 2008.

Un nuovo spazio per la cultura a Nablus: il Cultural Heritage Enrichment Center. Mostra di inaugurazione fino al 26 novembre 2008>>>