Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah

This Week at the Dar

This week at the Dar there is a lecture at the Maidan in Arabic by Dr Fahmy 7pm, Tuesday 15th May is part two of the calligraphy workshop at the Amricani – please note that this event is only for members and, on Wednesday the 16th of May there is a Jazz concert featuring...

Golden Age of Arab Science

Come and visit our new exhibition the Golden Age of Arab Science at the Amrcani. Opening Hours are: Monday to Thursday and Saturdays 10am until 7pm and, Fridays 2pm until 7pm

New Opening Times

New Opening Times Museum Corner @ Amricani Cultural Centre Every day of the week 10:00 – 19:00 except Friday 14:00 – 19:00 Sunday CLOSED Museum Corner @ al-Maidan Cultural Centre Monday, Wednesday & some Tuesdays 17:00 – 21:00 When there is a...

Featured Object: Double-Walled Pierced Ewer

Ewers are tall vessels, sometimes lidded, with a spout and were used to hold water or wine. This particular double-walled, pierced ewer (LNS 185 C) dates back to 1200-1220 CE (561-640 AH) and comes from the Iranian World. The ewer is painted in black and cobalt-blue stain under...

Amricani

Stemming from Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah’s ambitious vision for an internationally recognised cultural centre, 2011 marked the beginning of the process that converted the historic American Mission Hospital building into the Amricani Cultural Centre.

This Season

Cultural Season 17 was designed and organised to be an engaging and enriching experience for DAI’s Friends and community. This season we have focused on providing a greater number of events, significantly more than in past seasons. This means lectures, forum events and...

Treasury of the World

Opening Hours for Treasury of the World at the Amrcani Monday – Thursday and Saturdays 10am until 7pm Fridays 2pm until 7pm

Working Theatre

Under the direction of celebrated Kuwaiti writer/director Sulayman al-Bassam, this season the DAI spans its performing arts programme to include the theatre arts. Over the course of the season, five international theatre workshops will be held at the al-Maidan Cultural Centre....

This Week at the Dar

Golden Age of Arab Science

New Opening Times

Featured Object: Double-Walled Pierced Ewer

Amricani

This Season

Treasury of the World

Working Theatre

The Museum

Amricani

Al-Maidan

Object of The Season

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