Writing Fun for Families - MIA - March April

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Time for the whole family to learn something new or enhance the writing skills! Museum of Islamic Art is hosting a Calligraphy Workshop for the whole family every Saturdays in the month of March and April 2015

Dates: Saturdays , March 21st, 28th and A
Time: 1pm to 3pm
Venue: Venue: Museum of Islamic Art  - MIA Atrium (Location at www.rush360.qa search for MIA)
What to bring: Museum of Islamic Art will provide all materials for free

(MIA Atrium is on to your left side when you enter the MIA after the security checking, on the way to the Ladies Prayer Room)

"Calligraphy is the art of forming beautiful symbols by hand and arranging them well. It’s a set of skills and techniques for positioning and inscribing words so they show integrity, harmony, some sort of ancestry, rhythm and creative fire."
(Taken from Calligraphy Skills Website)


As for Calligraphy in Islamic Art then this has a rich history! Early Muslims used to write down parts of the Qur'an and the saying of the Prophet in Parchments,

Do not miss this excellent opportunity to feel and experience the rich visual art of the Islamic World!