The #PalestiniArt Syllabus
منهج دراسي لفن الفلسطيني
Born out of our first #PalestiniArt challenge with @palestiniart on Instagram — inviting people everywhere to research Palestinian art and recreate a piece at home — this is our original, ever-growing syllabus of virtual tours, books, talks, and the artists who've shaped Palestinian art history.
- ART HISTORY
- 22 articles
- 2 books
- 4 videos
- 2 downloads
Start Here
Modern Art in the Arab World
The Museum of Modern Art (free PDF)
A free primer spanning modern art across the Arab world — the best jumping-off point.
Virtual Tours & Art Spaces
Virtual Tour of Darat al-Funun
Darat al-Funun (Matterport 3D tour)
A 3D walkthrough of the Amman gallery and its collection.
Virtual Tour: Museum of the Palestinian People (DC)
Museum of the Palestinian People
An interactive, map-based tour of the DC museum.
Zawyeh Gallery
Zawyeh Gallery
A leading contemporary Palestinian gallery — Ramallah and Dubai.
Barjeel Art Foundation: Palestine Collection
Barjeel Art Foundation
Browse the foundation's Palestinian collection by artist.
Darat al-Funun: Archive of Exhibits
Darat al-Funun
Archive of past exhibitions at the Amman gallery.
Darat al-Funun: Video Archive
Darat al-Funun (YouTube)
Talks, walkthroughs, and event recordings from the gallery.
Barjeel Online Exhibits
Barjeel Art Foundation, via Google Arts & Culture
Browse Barjeel's exhibits hosted on Google Arts & Culture.
Glimmer of a Grove Beyond
YouTube
A video walkthrough of the exhibit.
Jerusalem Lives Exhibit
The Palestinian Museum
Walk through the Palestinian Museum's online exhibition space.
Books & Resources
The Origins of Palestinian Art
Bashir Makhoul & Gordon Hon
A critical study tracing the roots of Palestinian visual art.
Drawing the Kafr Qasem Massacre — About the Book
Samia Halaby
Halaby discusses her book on the 1956 massacre and its history.
Artists Re-Member Palestine in Beirut
Kamal Boullata (free PDF)
Boullata on how Beirut-based artists preserved memory of Palestine.
Palestinian Art: From 1850 to the Present
Kamal Boullata, Saqi Books
The definitive survey of Palestinian art history.
Artist Talks
Samia Halaby: Online Cultural Majlis
YouTube
A recorded talk and conversation with the artist.
People to Know
Samia Halaby
Hyperallergic
Pioneering abstract painter and a leading voice on Palestinian art history.
Kamal Boullata
Palestine Journeys
Painter, art historian, author of foundational texts on Palestinian art.
Suleiman Mansour
Barjeel Art Foundation
One of the founders of the modern Palestinian art movement.
Mona Hatoum
Tate
Internationally acclaimed sculptor and installation artist.
Nabil Anani
Zawyeh Gallery
Widely considered a founder of the modern Palestinian art movement.
Ismail Shammout
Palestine Journeys
A founding figure of contemporary Palestinian art and Nakba memory.
Malak Mattar
Zawyeh Gallery
Gaza-born painter known for bold, expressive figurative work.
Jumana El-Husseini
Artist Website
Painter known for luminous, dreamlike depictions of Jerusalem.
Jumana Emil Abboud
Al Ma'mal Foundation
Multidisciplinary artist working across drawing, video, and performance.
Naji Al-Ali
Palestine Journeys
Cartoonist behind Handala, an enduring symbol of Palestinian identity.
Mustafa Al-Hallaj
Barjeel Art Foundation
Printmaker known for large-scale woodcuts on exile and return.
Laila Shawa
Barjeel Art Foundation
Multimedia artist blending pop art with political commentary.
Kathy Zarur
Artist Website
Contemporary artist exploring Palestinian landscape and memory.
Leila Abdelrazaq
Artist Website
Comics artist and illustrator; author of the graphic novel Baddawi.
Nicola Saig
Al Ma'mal Foundation
Among the first modern Palestinian painters, active in early-1900s Jerusalem.
