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Tiraz: Local Embroidery
Woman. Memory. Identity
Palestinian Costumes from the Manuel Kleidman Collection
Curator: Rachel Hasson
|Opening: 20.7.2015 | Monday, 19:00
What hides within the embroidery patterns and the stitches of Palestinian women's dresses? Why did the women manufacture their clothes themselves? And in what way did the clothing highlight their unique identity and symbolize their personal status?
The Museum for Islamic Art is proud to present a spectacular collection of Palestinian costumes, courtesy of the collection owner Manuel Kleidman from Jerusalem.
The collection of Palestinian dresses decorated with traditional folk embroidery, includes rare items that have never been displayed, and represents the historic, the local and the gender identity of the women in the region. The style of clothing displayed at the exhibition is characteristic of the period spanning thirty years in the first half of the 20th century (1918-1948), and was common in the seven main areas inhabited by the Arab population of Palestine.
The art of embroidery accompanies the Palestinian woman since the dawn of her youth. The technique, the patterns and the motifs were passed down from mother to daughter throughout the generations. A close look at this embroidery reveals the freedom given to personal expression and creativity, despite the adherence to traditional patterns.
Thanks to the variety of stitches and styles of embroidery, women's clothing and the accompanying hand-made accessories can be read as a complex language, reflecting the gender identity, the personal, the economic and the social status of the wearer. It is a language that wasn't always figured out by men. As with every fashion, the Palestinian women's fashion serves as evidence of the wearers' choices: what to wear and how to define their identity.
Closing: 20th February, 2016
The “Tiraz: Local Embroidery” exhibition corresponds with the adjacent exhibition of painter David Roberts' works, “Scenes of the Land”, and is somewhat of an expansion, or another reading, of it. The Roberts exhibition includes lithographs of scenery in which one can imagine the women wearing embroidered dresses. The works are presented courtesy of Sarah and Amos Mar-Haim from Jerusalem.
The Museum permanently displays items of Islamic art in seven galleries, and also the wonderful watch collection, which was recovered and returned to the Museum after being stolen almost 30 years ago.
Opening Hours:
Sunday: Closed
Monday-Wednesday: 10:00-15:00
Thursday: 10:00-19:00
Friday-Saturday: 10:00-14:00
Adults - 40 NIS | Students, police, soldiers - 30 NIS | Children, teens, seniors - 20 NIS
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