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The Arab Art Archive collection of Syrian artist Mahmoud Hammad (1923-1988). Image courtesy of the Family Estate of Mahmoud Hammad Collection, Arab Art Archive, al Mawrid Arab Center for the Study of Art.
The Arab Art Archive collection of Egyptian artist Salah Taher (1911-2007). Image courtesy of the Salah Taher Archive, Arab Art Archive, al Mawrid Arab Center for the Study of Art
The Arab Art Archive collection of Iraq artist Rafa Nasiri (1940-2013) and Iraqi critic and poet May Muzaffar (b. 1940). Image courtesy of the Rafa Nasiri and May Muzaffar Archive, Arab Art Archive, al Mawrid Arab Center for the Study of Art

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Material licensed to be made available to the public are accessible through the NYU Archival Collections repository. Unpublished material can be accessed at al Mawrid Center at NYU Abu Dhabi campus.

The use of digital files is governed by customized legal agreements. To view material from al Mawrid's Arab Archive Collection, fill out the Access Request to al Mawrid Archive form. The form includes important disclaimers in regard to the access and use of the archival material.

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Salah Taher Collection
1911-2016, inclusive

Hanaa Malallah Collection
1978-2013, inclusive

Ahmad Nawash Collection
1959-2017, inclusive

Recent Publications


Story of Water and Fire

Authored by May Muzaffar, and translated by al Mawrid Arab Center for the Study of Art (2023). Arabic edition published in 2021 by Arab Institute for Research and Publishing.

Order English edition here
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Meet our Resident Fellows

al Mawrid Resident Fellow program provides an opportunity for artists and scholars to explore al Mawrid's archive and to engage with the NYUAD faculty and students. This one-month residency is by invitation.

Scholars interested in collaborating with al Mawrid are encouraged to apply to the NYU Abu Dhabi Research Institute's Humanities Research Fellowships for the Study of the Arab World. The Institute welcomes applications from scholars working in all areas of the Humanities related to the study of the Arab world, its rich literature and history, its cultural and artistic heritage, and its manifold connections with other cultures.


Contact Us

Email: nyuad.almawrid@nyu.edu
Phone: +971 2 6287871

Mailing / Physical address:

al Mawrid Arab Center for the Study of Art
New York University Abu Dhabi,  
Campus Center C2-350, 353-355
P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, UAE

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