A People by the Sea: Narratives of the Palestinian Coast

Guest curator: Inass Yassin
Assistant curator: Ahmad Alaqra

September 29th 2021–October 31st 2022

The Palestinian Museum, Birzeit, Palestine

A People by the Sea: Narratives of the Palestinian Coast sheds light on the history of the Palestinian coast. It considers possible futures by reviewing and reflecting on past experiences. Starting from the mid-18th century and ending in 1948, the exhibition allows for a re-examination of the Nakba through a presentation of two hundred years of historical landmarks.

The exhibition includes focused narratives: The first one highlights the rise of Akka (Acre) in the mid-18th century, highlighting its political, economic, urban, and architectural history before modern states’ formation in the region. A second narrative focuses on the rise of Yafa (Jaffa) in the 19th century, with the gradual concentration of capital and trade in Palestine’s coastal cities. This was accompanied by a growing European influence in the mid-19th century, which led to the 20th century Nakba and the fall of the country.

https://www.palmuseum.org/ehxibitions/forthcoming-exhibitions

https://www.palmuseum.org/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B6-1/forthcoming-exhibitions-ar

https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/389906/a-people-by-the-sea-narratives-of-the-palestinian-coast/

https://perhapsperhapsperhaps.typepad.com/what_the_butler_saw/2021/11/a-conversation-with-inass-yassin-co-curator-a-people-by-the-sea-narratives-of-the-palestinian-coast-.html

As director of Birzeit University Museum (2010-2017) Inass Yassin advocated for a museum vision that invites the university community to critically redefine notions in politics and cultural production. Yassin had articulated this vision through a five years program, employing research, collections, making (object) and public interventions as proactive strategy. 

For more info on the program:

http://museum.birzeit.edu/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah6v602CwbU&feature=youtu.be

Curated by Inass Yassin

Birzeit University Museum, Palestine.

12, October-30, December 2013 

http://museum.birzeit.edu/exhibitions/palestinian-political-posters

Co-curators: Vera Tamari, Inass Yassin

Birzeit University Museum, Palestine.

19 September - 29 October 2011

https://universes.art/en/nafas/articles/2011/framed-unframed