GALLERY CLOSED: Unpacked: Refugee Baggage
Event Details
Date
					
						Wednesday, February 26, 2020
					
				Time
					
						10 a.m.-4 p.m.
					
				Location
						
							1235 Nancy Nicholas Hall
						
					Description
						
								Gallery closed through April 10. Please check back for updates. 
This multimedia exhibit features the sculptures of Mohamad Hafez, a Syrian-born, Connecticut-based artist and architect who re-creates war-torn domestic interiors within suitcases. Each piece is based on interviews with refugees who were forced to leave their homes in countries ranging from Syria and Afghanistan, to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and who now reside in the United States.
					This multimedia exhibit features the sculptures of Mohamad Hafez, a Syrian-born, Connecticut-based artist and architect who re-creates war-torn domestic interiors within suitcases. Each piece is based on interviews with refugees who were forced to leave their homes in countries ranging from Syria and Afghanistan, to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and who now reside in the United States.
Cost
					
							Free
					
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