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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150123T140000
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URL:https://test.arabamerica.com/events/exhibit-reception-long-journey-pal
 estine-refugee-experience-unrwa-archive-nyc/
SUMMARY:Exhibit & Reception: THE LONG JOURNEY: The Palestine Refugee Experi
 ence (UNRWA Archive) | NYC
DESCRIPTION:NEW YORK\n\nUNRWA USA\, in partnership with Alwan for the Arts\
 , presents "The Long Journey\," a collection of historical photographs (19
 48-2014) from the Archives of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
  Refugees\, recently exhibited at the UN Headquarters.\n\nOn view at Alwan
 :\nFriday\, January 23 -February 12\, 2015\nMonday through Friday\n2pm-6pm
  daily\, or by appointment\n\nClosing Reception &amp\; Charity Auction:\nT
 hursday\, February 12\, 2015\n6:30-8:30pm\n\nPhotographs to be auctioned w
 ith all proceeds/reception donations benefiting UNRWA's Gaza emergency rel
 ief fund. (Donations through UNRWA USA are tax-deductible.)\n\nFree and op
 en to the public\n\nThe Long Journey is an exhibition that recounts the li
 fe and history of the Palestine refugees since 1948 through a selection of
  iconic pictures and films from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
  for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)'s archives. The exhibitio
 n draws public attention on human stories and the works of UNRWA in the Mi
 ddle East.\n\nIn this exhibit\, UNRWA unveils the first part of its newly 
 digitized archive\, which consists of over half a million negatives\, prin
 ts\, slides\, films and videocassettes covering all aspects of the life an
 d history of Palestine refugees from 1948 to the present day. The first gr
 oup of iconic photographs are part of the exhibition\, The Long Journey\, 
 which opens on 23 January\, 2015\, at Alwan for the Arts in Lower Manhatta
 n.\n\nUNRWA's archive has been inscribed on the UNESCO ‘Memory of the Wo
 rld’ register\, which includes collections of outstanding cultural and h
 istorical significance. In tandem with the digitized archive\, UNRWA is al
 so launching a website\, http://archive.unrwa.org/\, where the 1\,948 ima
 ges will be available to media\, academics\, writers and others who wish t
 o study\, explore or just have a window into the world of Palestine refuge
 es from 1948 to the present day.\n\nThe Long Journey is organized and endo
 rsed by UNRWA USA.
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LOCATION:Alwan for the Arts\, 16 Beaver St 4th Fl\, New York\, New York\, 1
 0004\, United States
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