Session Description

Engage with Architecture Past and Present
Ages 11–15

Date: Saturday, 9 September 2023
Timings: 11:00 am–1:00 pm
Meeting Point: Collections Building, Arts Square, Sharjah
Languages: English and Arabic



Learn how old buildings can represent the history and memory of a place. Tour Al Hisn, the old Sharjah fort, to study how buildings and monuments looked in the past. Compare photos of present and past iterations. Then design modern buildings by adding different architectural elements, such as doors and windows, and abstract features and colours to photos of old buildings.

Registration

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Sharjah Art Foundation is committed to making its programmes inclusive and accessible. Kindly contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) in advance to arrange any support needed during this session. Support could include ramps for wheelchairs, reserved seats for those with hearing impairments to read lips, and sign language interpreters for talks and symposia.

This event is free and open to the public. All materials are provided by Sharjah Art Foundation.