September 2021 – September 2022Guest curator: Inass YassinAssistant curator: Ahmad Al-Aqra’ A People by the Sea: Narratives of the Palestinian Coast sheds light on the history of the Palestinian coast. It considers possible futures by reviewing and reflecting on past experiences. Starting from the mid-18th century and ending in 1948, the exhibition allows for a...Continue Reading

Another highlight is a 1961 work by Palestinian artist Abed Abdi titled Refugees, a muted painting of displaced figures trekking across a grey landscape. Born in Haifa, Abdi also works in graphic design and sculpture, though he is most known for his depictions of the Palestinian occupation.Continue Reading

Huge new show celebrates museum’s 70th anniversary and includes works of 128 Israeli and Palestinian artists. Palestinian artist Abed Abdi stands in front of his painting “Refugees Waiting for Their Return” (2018) at the Haifa Museum of Art. (Gil Mezuman) (The Media Line) When he first set out to organize a large-scale exhibition of Israeli...Continue Reading

The Haifa Way: 70th Anniversary of Haifa Museum of Art Opening: Friday, 18.06.21, 10:00 Closing: Saturday, 01.01.22 curator: Dr. Kobi Ben-Meir Haifa Museum of Art, one of the first museums established in Israel, is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. A museum’s material heritage is embodied in its collection, in the works it purchased and...Continue Reading

Abed Abdi solo exhibition International Art Colony Ever since the Covid19 pandemic struck humanity, which has disrupted our lives in so many ways, people all over the world have been looking for answers, trying to understand how and why we got into this mess. Others have been trying to respond to the plague, constructing their...Continue Reading

Lucy Gellman | May 17th, 2021 Art Council of Greater New Haven Excerpt from Article covering Palestine Cultural Week at the Palestine Museum USA: Abed Abdi and Gershon Knispel’s Memorial Sarcophagus for the Six Martyrs To The Day of The Land rises from the ground in aluminum and grey cement, heavy from the moment a viewer...Continue Reading