Windows/Shababeek: A Sukoon Virtual Reading
2 p.m. EDT Saturday, June 6, 2020 AANM presents a Sukoon bilingual live reading around the theme of Windows/Shababeek, curated and hosted by Sukoon founding editor Rewa Zeinati, and featuring an incredible lineup of Arab writers and poets: Zeyn Joukhadar, Zeina Hashem Beck, Philip Metres, George Abraham, Sahar Mustafa, Zeina
Signature Events
AANM proudly hosts a variety of annual presentations and events, from the immersive culinary experience of Yalla Eat! Tours to the JAM3A music and arts festival. AANM works with our partner institutions and community organizations to create unique and exciting Signature Events that span all art forms.
Artists + Residents
The Arab American National Museum's Artists + Residents program is a platform for established and emerging artists to cultivate and grow their practices while immersed in a supportive environment that encourages artistic collaboration and civic engagement in metro Detroit. The residency welcomes diverse local, national and international artists with creative
Literary
Our literary programs are designed to engage and enlighten guests of all ages through showcasing literature by and about Arab Americans, from the annual Arab American Book Awards, which awards recent literary contributions in the fields of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, to our English-Arabic Storytime, an educational program introducing young
Words for Palestine – May
7 p.m. ET Wednesday, May 8, 2024 Words for Palestine Online via livestream Free with RSVP Join our monthly online series “Words for Palestine” which aims to center and highlight Palestinian voices during this devastating time. Featured readers this month include Priscilla Wathington, Rasha Abdulhadi, Tariq Luthun and Zaina Arafat.
Educators Workshop (Hybrid): AANM & Georgetown University
Image: Educators learning dabke, a traditional Palestinian folk dance 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. ET Saturday, April 27, 2024 Educator Open House FREE with RSVP Register for in-person or virtual attendance Please join the Arab American National Museum and the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) and the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
How to Create a Superhero: Youth Comic Workshop with Geoff Johns
12 p.m. ET Saturday, Sept. 17 How to Create a Superhero: Youth Comic Workshop with Geoff Johns In-person at the Russell J. Ebeid Library & Resource Center at AANM Free with RSVP This year, AANM celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Geoffrey Marieb Johns Graphic Novel Library Section! Meet writer/creator/producer
The Grand Gala – Ayam Zaman: Once Upon a Tune
Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 6 p.m. reception | 7 p.m. dinner The Grand Gala The Henry Hotel | Fairlane Plaza, 300 Town Center Dr, Dearborn, MI 48126 Become a sponsor/purchase tickets ONLINE SPONSORSHIP + TICKET PURCHASE | DOWNLOAD SPONSORSHIP FORM The Arab American National Museum (AANM) hosts its Grand Gala, themed Ayam Zaman:
Concert of Colors Forum on Community, Culture & Race: NO WAR ANYWHERE | How Artists Are Advocating for Peace
6-8 p.m. ET Monday, July 18, 2022 Concert of Colors Forum on Community, Culture & Race: NO WAR ANYWHERE | How Artists Are Advocating for Peace In-person at The Annex @ AANM OR virtual via online livestream FREE with RSVP Register for in-person attendance OR Register for virtual attendance The
Solidarity Town Hall: Imagining Decolonized Futures
6 p.m. ET Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021 Solidarity Town Hall: Imagining Decolonized Futures Online Livestream FREE with RSVP Join us for our annual Solidarity Town Hall program, an anchor discussion as part of AANM’s theme for Fall 2021 – Spring 2022: Istiqbal al Mustaqbal (Welcoming the Future). This year, the