If you could ask the #ArabHall one question, what would it be?

The Arab Hall: Past & Present exhibition at #LeightonHouse is nearing its end, but the stories remain.

Meet the #Arabartists who reclaimed its #Victorian narrative & the historian who uncovered its secrets.

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#cuadrodeldía Clitia, 1895 (Frederic Leighton 1830-96) #LeightonHouse Londres #art Pintor y escultor, uno de los grandes nombres del arte victoriano. Su casa-museo de Londres es una delicia. La ninfa Clitia suele aparecer en fuentes, asociada con la flor heliotropo #FelizSábado

📚The #ArabHall 's mystery, unpacked. Dr Melanie Gibson's research explores #LeightonHouse – a #Victorianartist's home with Damascene tiles & complex colonial history.

"The more I looked, the more I questioned how it was put together."

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How do we honour the beauty of historical spaces like the Arab Hall while critically engaging with their colonial context? #LeightonHouse

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🎬 "I felt emotional recognising things from home when I couldn't return to Syria." #SoudadeKaadan Award-winning #Syrian #filmmaker. Venice & Sundance winner.

Her new film "When The Tiles Spoke" gives voice to displaced tiles of the #ArabHall at #LeightonHouse.

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Spotlight: #LeightonHouse & The #ArabHall
Since its completion in 1881, the Arab Hall has been a place of discovery and debate.
Our Spotlight series explores the Arab artists and thinkers who are reclaiming this Victorian narrative.
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Our Spotlight series explores the #Arabartists who are reclaiming this Victorian narrative.
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