Past Events

We are pleased to present a special digital exhibition of distinctive posters from our Heritage Library’s Arab Cinema Archive.

During this event, Qatari master Al Sadu weaver Zamla Bakheet Hamad Almarri and Dr. Myrah Brown Green, art historian and master quiltmaker from New York will exchange traditions and acquired techniques in their respective arts. 

In this season, we will discuss writing monographs and books for university and trade presses. We will discuss the various crafts of writing a book, from ideation to execution.  

To mark the occasion of the International Day Against Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property, the Library will host a high-level panel discussion about the efforts to counter the trafficking and illegal circulation of antiquities and documentary heritage.

Are you a new Library member or just haven’t visited us in a while? Join us for an introductory session about Library membership. You’ll hear about your benefits and responsibilities as a member, get information about our borrowing policies and how to use our self-borrowing stations, and learn how to find books and other resources in our collections. Sign up and start getting the most out of your membership! 

Join us for Onlines Storytime for Children. We will read stories and make up our own together.

Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that produces a lovely monochromatic image in shades of blue. In this workshop, explore the history of this process and make your own cyanotypes inspired by the natural world. This workshop, in collaboration with the Fire Station Artist in Residence, will be conducted by photographer Mashael Al-Hejazi.

This training session will show teachers and parents how to nurture and guide gifted and creative children to help them get the most out of their talents. 

In recent years, Artificial Intelligence is integrating more and more into our daily lives, creating exciting changes and bringing up new challenges in the field of arts and humanities. In this panel discussion, the participants will share with us some recent AI works from around the world and will discuss the different cultural and societal implications of the latter, while focusing on legal and ethical aspects.

The classic art of calligraphy is a prominent part of Arabic and Islamic culture, bringing beauty and emotion to the written word. The Library is proud to celebrate Arabic Calligraphy Week with a series of events that explore the past, present and future of this remarkable art form.