Preserving the Past - Constructing the Future
12 May 2014
Widad Kawar participated in a Panel Discussion for the conference “Preserving the Past - Constructing the Future, Cultural Heritage and Social Development in the Arab World”, which was held at the Jordan Museum. The Conference was organized by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) over the course of two days, within the framework of the German Weeks 2014. Dozens of experts from Jordan, Germany, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and France gathered in Jordan for an interdisciplinary exchange of experience.
Traditional Textile Craft session at Tiraz
26 March 2014
Afternoon session of the conference "Traditional Textile Craft. An Intangible Cultural Heritage?" at Tiraz centre. The conference was organized by the Centre for Textile Research, Copenhagen and the Jordan Museum.
Widad Kawar, Director of Tiraz Centre is giving a welcome speech to the guests at Tiraz Centre.
Layla Pio, Textile Expert is giving a lecture about her collection of Iraqi Textiles.
Widad's lecture at Traditional Textile Craft
24 March 2014
Widad Kawar, Director of Tiraz Centre gave a speech at the opening of the conference "Traditional Textile Craft. An Intangible Cultural Heritage?", which was held at the Jordan Museum. The conference was organized by the Centre for Textile Research, Copenhagen and the Jordan Museum.