Bonnefanten Pop-up museum x Cultura Nova

In the Bonnefanten Pop-up museum at Cultura Nova in Heerlen, we are celebrating the first big retrospective by Al Solh in the Netherlands.Step into the magical world of embroidered canvases and soft cushions. Settle down on a sofa under a tent embroidered by Al Solh.

While the tent keeps out all the angry and scary things, it lets through dreams and hopes. This links up with the film that is shown. The Sea is a Stereo: Paris without a Sea (2007-2008) is about men from Beirut. Although war and violence loom, they swim in the sea and relax every day. Keeping up your daily routines in such a situation can be regarded as an act of resistance. For Ammodo Docs, director Bibi Fadlalla made a short documentary about and with Mounira Al Solh, Dancing on the Ruins (2025). Look at, listen to and get to know Al Solh’s realm of ideas.

In the Pop-up museum: making art

Take inspiration from the theme of remembering and shape your ideas or stories in words on textile, just as Mounira Al Solh does. You can work on your own, uninterrupted. Anyone can join in – free of charge and without registering.
However: places are limited.

In the weekend, you are very welcome to take part in a supervised embroidery workshop for all ages:

• Sat. 30 Aug. + Sun. 31 Aug. + Sat. 6 Sep.:
• • 2:00–6:00 p.m.
• Sun. 7 Sep.:
• • 1:00–5:00 p.m.