The Inspiration of Islamic Art

The Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization is holding their annual summer camp from July 3 - July 5, 2012. The topic is The Inspiration of Islamic Art.

Participants will enjoy activities inspired by the designs of British artist Owen Jones (1809-74), whose explorations of Islamic design contributed to the reshaping of the 19th century British design. The program includes fun and inspiring activities such as drawing, painting, acting and more.

'Owen Jones: Islamic design, Discovery and Visions' is an exhibition organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and currently hosted by the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization.

For more information or booking call the musem at 06 565 5455 or email aalali@islamicmuseum.ae.

Puppet Camp at Sharjah Museum

Cool news from the Education Department of Sharjah Museums, they're holding the:

The Puppet Camp - Museum Stories &  Dramas

It's a puppet show tagged to be full of tales, suspense, acting and creativity inspired by stories that mark the evolution of human life in three of Sharjah Museums. 

As per their brochure:

The Plan

Arabic workshop

8am-1pm

 June 25 - Sharjah Archaeology Museum: The Tale

June 26 - Bait Al Naboodah: The Characters

June 27 - Sharjah Art Museums: Set the Stage

June 28 - Sharjah Archaeology Museum: The Show

English workshop

8am - 1pm

July 2 - Sharjah Archaeology Museum: The Tale

July 3 - Bait Al Naboodah: The Characters

July 4 - Sharjah Art Museums: Set the Stage

July 5 - Sharjah Archaeology Museum: The Show

Terms and conditions

1. Prior booking is essential for participants 11-14 years old

2. All workshops are offered free of charge

3. Parents are responsible for dropping their children off at the museums no later than 8am

4. Booking is made for the complete programme, which is a series of 4 days

5. It is preferable to drop participants to Bait Al Nahboodah wearing traditional Emirati clothes.

6. All workshops end at 1pm.

Book seats by contacting them at:

E-mail Families@SharjahMuseums.ae,

Fax: 06 554 3434

Sharjah museums

Recently, we've committed to visiting the healthy number of Sharjah museums. Today, with the pottery class beckoning, we headed over to the Sharjah Archeological museum - the place was roomy and very informative! Love the dioramas about the different burial sites; a very good glimpse into the UAE's past.

We were told that they sometimes arrange site visits to the digs - that would be fun. We signed up for the alerts, hopefully it's something they'll organize while the weather is still fabulous!

There was also a pottery class held today. There was a short talk on pottery and its use in the olden times as well as the styles of making them. After that, we had a terracotta session where we fashioned our own mini jars. Nice eh?