Arab Art Archive

The Mahmoud Hammad Collection

Syrian artist Mahmoud Hammad (1923-1988)

The Rafa Nasiri and May Muzaffar Collection

Iraq artist Rafa Nasiri (1940-2013) and Iraqi critic and poet May Muzaffar (b. 1940).

The Ahmad Nawash Collection

Palestinian-Jordanian artist Ahmad Nawash (1934-2017)

The Hamed Abdalla Collection

Egyptian artist Hamed Abdalla (1917-1985)

The Atassi Foundation for Arts and Culture Collection

Pioneering Syrian art gallery (established 1986)

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