Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here on view at Open Book
On view in the Open Book atrium is Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here, a collection of letterpress-printed broadsides, artists’ books, and prints created by a coalition of international artists and writers expressing solidarity with Iraqi booksellers, writers, and readers following the car bomb attack on Al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad in 2007, promoting awareness of the power of the written word and arts in support of the free expression of ideas and the preservation of cultural spaces.
Hours:
March 1- June 1
9 am to 9 pm Tuesday -Friday
9 am to 5 pm Saturday & Monday
Closed Sundays.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Date
Mar 24 to Jun 01
Event Location
Open Book
Address
1011 S Washington Ave MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota 55415
Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here on view at Open Book1011 S Washington Ave
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota 55415
