Adila Laïdi-Hanieh
عادلة العايْدي-هَنِيَّة
Born
Algiers
NationalityPalestinian
EducationGeorgetown University
George Mason University
Institut d'Etudes Politiques of Paris
Occupation(s)Art historian
Museum leader
Known forFormer director of The Palestinian Museum
Notable workFahrelnissa Zeid, Painter of Inner Worlds (2017)
AwardsNational Order of Merit (France)

Adila Laïdi-Hanieh (Arabic: عادلة العايْدي-هَنِيَّة) is a Palestinian art historian and museum director, who formerly led both the Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre and The Palestinian Museum. She has been awarded the French National Order of Merit.

Education

Born in Algiers,[1] Laïdi-Hanieh studied at Georgetown University for her MA and George Mason University for her PhD.[2][3] She also studied at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques of Paris where she was awarded a Certificat d'Etudes Politiques.[4] She also studied painting with Fahr el Nissa Zeid as a teenager, and she subsequently wrote a biography on the painter, which was published in 2017.[5]

Career

Appointed in 1996, Laïdi-Hanieh was the first director of the Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre, which she left in 2005.[2] Whilst there she was curator of the exhibtion 100 Shaheed, which memorialised Palestinian martyrs as everyday individuals.[6][7] From 2006 to 2008 she taught contemporary and art history at Birzeit University.[2] Her biography of Fahr el Nissa Zeid was published in 2017: the work included some of diary entries, but was criticised as presenting an rose-tinted view of the artist.[5] Described in 2009 as a cultural critic in the Jerusalem Quarterly,[8] she has also written on cultural development in Palestine, drawing on her leadership experiences.[9]

In September 2018 she was appointed director of the Palestinian Museum.[2][10] In 2019, under her directorship, the museum was awarded the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.[3] During the COVID-19 pandemic she led the museum's digital engagement programme.[3] She advocates for the importance of digital archiving and digital engagement as ways, in addition to exhibitions, "to narrate the history of Palestine".[11] She stepped down as director in August 2023.[12]

Awards

Selected works

  • Laïïdi-Hanieh, Adila (2007) In the Mirror of the Occupier: Palestinian Art through Israeli Eyes, Journal of Palestine Studies, 36:4, 65-72.[13]
  • Laïdi-Hanieh, Adila. “GRIEVABILITY AS POLITICAL CLAIM MAKING: THE 100 SHAHEED-100 LIVES EXHIBITION.” The Arab Studies Journal, vol. 22, no. 1, 2014, pp. 46–73.[14]
  • Fahrelnissa Zeid, Painter of Inner Worlds (2017)[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Adila Laïdi-Hanieh | Darat al Funun". daratalfunun.org. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Dr. Adila Laïdi-Hanieh – Director General of the Palestinian Museum | The Palestinian Museum". www.palmuseum.org. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  3. 1 2 3 "Adila Laidi-Hanieh". Blooloop. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  4. ↑ "Adila Laidi-Hanieh | Kennedy Center". The Kennedy Center. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  5. 1 2 Jenkins, Megan Marie. Thinking continuity in the works and milieus of Fahrelnissa Zeid. Diss. University of British Columbia, 2020, p.9.
  6. ↑ Cultures, Institute of Network (2011-07-30). Victims's Symptom: PTSD and Culture. Institute of Network Cultures. p. 13. ISBN 978-90-78146-11-7.
  7. ↑ Salih, Ruba; Richter-Devroe, Sophie (2014). "Cultures of Resistance in Palestine and Beyond: On the Politics of Art, Aesthetics, and Affect". The Arab Studies Journal. 22 (1): 8–27. ISSN 1083-4753. JSTOR 24877897.
  8. ↑ Hanieh, Adila, and Emily Jacir. "Destination: Jerusalem Servees." Jerusalem Quarterly 40 (2009).
  9. ↑ Toukan, Hanan (2021-06-08). The Politics of Art: Dissent and Cultural Diplomacy in Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-1-5036-2776-5.
  10. ↑ "Palestinian Museum appoints Adila Laïdi-Hanieh as director after surprise departure of previous head". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  11. ↑ Khader, Deama. "Terminally Ill Documents: The Lasting Impact of Ephemera." Proceedings from the Document Academy 9.2 (2022): 12.
  12. 1 2 "The director of the Palestinian Museum reflects on her years in charge – Middle East Monitor". 2023-08-10. Archived from the original on 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  13. ↑ Laïïdi-Hanieh, Adila (2007-07-01). "In the Mirror of the Occupier: Palestinian Art through Israeli Eyes". Journal of Palestine Studies. 36 (4): 65–72. doi:10.1525/jps.2007.36.4.65. ISSN 0377-919X.
  14. ↑ Laïdi-Hanieh, Adila (2014). "Grievability as Political Claim Making: The 100 Shaheed-100 Lives Exhibition". The Arab Studies Journal. 22 (1): 46–73. ISSN 1083-4753. JSTOR 24877899.
  15. ↑ Laïdi, Adila R. (2017). Fahrelnissa Zeid: Painter of Inner Worlds. Art/Books. ISBN 978-1-908970-31-2.
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