New York Arab World Year Long Programme in the Five Boroughs

The Arab Art & Education Initiative presents a city-wide, year-long programme of events across the five boroughs of New York City. The programme involves a a coalition of artists, foundations, and major institutions to promote a greater understanding between the Arab world and the United States.
Complete Programme:

October 13 – January 13, 2019
Syria Then and Now: Stories from Refugees a Century Apart
Brooklyn Museum

October 14 – 24, 2018
Arab Street Artists’ Majlis
ArtX, Meatpacking District

October 14 – September 24, 2018
Arabic Music, Books & Posters
2 Bridges Music Arts

October 14 & October 21, 2018
Poets of Little Syria – Guided Tours
Little Syria – Lower Manhattan

October 15, 2018
Modern Mondays: Monira al Qadiri
The Museum of Modern Art

October 16, 2018
Culture Forum: Art for Sustainable Futures
Asia Society

October 17, 2018
Young Arab Artists Exhibition
ArtX, Meatpacking District

Octber 18 – September 20, 2018
Arab Women Artists’ Residency
The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts

October 22, 2018
Representations of Mecca
Columbia University

October 23, 2018
Scholarly Seminar: Collecting and Exhibiting the Middle East
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

October 23, 2018
Conversations with Contemporary Artists: Samia Halaby
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum