Nadia Hijab Joins the Foundation's Board of Trustees

Based on an invitation from the Foundation's Board of Trustees, Nadia Hijab joined the Board as its first member from outside the Al-... ...more

Embracing Cultural Initiatives in Lebanon

In June, Foundation launched “Selat: Links through the Arts”, a grant-making programme supporting cultural initiatives benefiting... ...more

Qattan Foundation Awarded Management of SIDA Grant for Performing Arts

On 21 June, the Foundation and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) signed an agreement whereby the former... ...more

Photo Exhibition by Amélie Debray: “The Six-Yard Box”

On 28 May, the Programme inaugurated "The Six-Yard Box" photo exhibition by French photographer Amélie Debray. The exhibition, held at... ...more

Choreographing with the Lens

The Programme organised a technical course entitled “Choreographing with the Lens”. Eight trainees from different backgrounds in the... ...more

Supporting Local Festivals and International Participation

The Programme contributed to supporting activities of the fourth "Where? To Ramallah" Festival, which was organised by Ramallah... ...more

Feature Films with funding from the Production Support Project

With support from the Programme's Production Support Project (PSP), four short feature films by young Palestinian producers were filmed... ...more

Exhibition on Architecture and the Home

The Mosaic Rooms, London, hosted the exhibition “Home: Contemporary Architectural Interpretations of the Home in the Arab World” from... ...more

Training Sessions on Drama in Education and Animation

On 5 May, the Centre organised training sessions on “Drama in Education” for female child educators from Nazareth, and on "Animation"... ...more

History and Capacity-building Training for Basic Education Teachers

On 5 June, the Centre organised a panel discussion on history and another on the Centre’s childhood programmes with kindergarten... ...more

Training in Story, Drama and Multi-Resource Education

On 21 June, the Centre concluded 80 training hours on story, drama and multi-resource education in cooperation with the Intellectuals’... ...more

Drama in Education Summer School

The Centre finalised preparations for the sixth Drama in Education Summer School to be held in Jerash, Jordan from 2-16 July. Held in... ...more

Training Sessions on Art in Education

The Centre organised training sessions totaling 70 hours in five locations in the West Bank and inside the Green Line on art in... ...more

The Transit of Venus is Observed in Palestine

On 6 June, dozens of science researchers, teachers and students watched the phenomenon of the transit of Venus in front of the sun... ...more

Library Kicks Off Summer Season with “Droplet"

In early June, the Qattan Centre for the Child’s library launched its summer season activities programme under the slogan "Droplet…... ...more

Qattan Technology Club Visits Bank of Palestine

On 12 June, the Information Technology Unit organised a visit for children of the Qattan Technology Club to the computer and... ...more

Archaeological Tour in Gaza

On 23 June, the Centre's Cultural Activities and Programmes Unit organised an archaeological trip around Gaza for 60 boys and girls... ...more

Mobile Library Bus in Gaza throughout Summer Break

On 10 June, the Centre's Outreach Services Unit launched the activities of the mobile library bus in partnership with the Goethe... ...more