The Manofim Festival is hosting a main exhibition in one of Jerusalem's most esteemed communities.
Due to its rich history, the Talbiya neighborhood serves as the setting for the main exhibition for the Manofim Festival. Uncovering the many layers of the neighborhood, this exhibition delves into its original establishment, and the metamorphosis it has gone through to where it is today.
Hannan Abu Hussein, Samandra © Kira Kletsky
Originally a Palestinian Arab Christian community, today Talbiya's residents are esteemed Israeli professionals, academics, diplomats, and government officials. Not just home to these residents, the neighborhood is a vessel containing diverse institutions such as the Van Leer Institute, the Institute of the Israel Psychoanalytic Society, the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research, and the Museum of Islamic Art.
Newer Jerusalem and suburbs Talbieh, a Christian Arab community
The exhibition aims to shed light on these pivotal landmarks of Jerusalem all located in a neighborhood at the edge of the city center. It will be housed in several buildings of the neighborhood and feature artists such as, Etti Abergel, Michal Baror and Patrick Hough (Ireland), Nardeen Srouji, and Hannan Abu-Hussein.
VIDEO BY Elham Rokni
Properties - Oct. 23- Nov. 23
Opening location and information center: The Museum for Islamic Art, 2 Hapalmach St.
For more Information: manofim.org