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View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.
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New Documentary in “She Who Tells a Story”
Posted: July 7, 2016
Category: Rula Halawani
She Who Tells a Story artists use artistic and documentary techniques to both depict experiences and address concerns about the medium of photography.
A gallery view of a black wall with a large photograph of a woman. The woman is wearing a long black dress and a head scarf. She is standing in the ocean, surrounded by waves. On the right wall is a text that says "She who tells a story".

She Who Tells a Story: Rula Halawani
Posted: May 31, 2016
Category: Rula Halawani
In Arabic, the word rawiya means “she who tells a story.” Each artist in NMWA’s summer exhibition She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World...
A view of a gallery space. Large prints of photographs are hanging on each wall, depicting a woman in a train and two men in an alpine scene.