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Israel’s first Arab modern art museum opens in Galilee
Israel’s first Arab museum of modern art had its official opening in the Galilee city of Sakhnin.
AMOCA, the Arab Museum of Contemporary Art, opened Wednesday with a ceremony attended by Sakhnin Mayor Mazen Gnaim and Nechama Rivlin, the wife of President Reuven Rivlin.
The museum is a joint project of Sakhnin, a predominantly Arab city, and Jewish-Israeli sculptor Belu Simion Fainaru. Founders have said the museum’s mission is to promote peace and dialogue.
The opening exhibition is called “Hiwar,” which is Arabic for “dialogue.”
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http://www.jta.org/2015/06/18/news-opinion/israel-middle-east/israels-first-arab-modern-art-museum-opens-in-galilee
