Lara Khaldi

Palestinian gallery director

Lara Khaldi

لارا الخالدي

Born|

Jerusalem

Occupation| Director of de Appel

Lara Khaldi (Arabic: لارا الخالدي) is a Palestinian museum director and cultural producer, who is director of de Appel, a contemporary art centre in the Netherlands. In 2019 she was selected as one of Apollo magazine's '40 under 40 Middle East Thinkers'.

## Early life, education and career

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Born in Jerusalem, Khaldi was educated at the European Graduate School, Saas-Fee, Switzerland.[1] She is also an alumna of the de Appel curatorial programme in Amsterdam.[2]

A former head of Media Studies at Alquds Bard College,[3] she previously taught art history at Birzeit University,[4] and was a tutor at the Sandberg Institute.[5] She also worked as deputy director at Sharjah Art Foundation and director of Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre in Ramallah. Her curatorial practice has included collaborations with many artists and practitioners, including Bojana Cvejić, Noor Abed,[5] Yazan Khalili,[2] and José A. Sánchez.[6] In 2023 she was appointed director of de Appel, a contemporary art centre in the Netherlands.[7]

In 2019 she was selected as one of Apollo magazine's '40 under 40 Middle East Thinkers'.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "people - Sharjah Art Foundation". sharjahart.org. Archived from the original on 2023-10-28. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
2. ^ a b "Lara Khaldi | Tabakalera". www.tabakalera.eus. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
3. ^ "AFAC". www.arabculturefund.org. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
4. ^ a b "Lara Khaldi | Apollo 40 Under 40 Middle East | The Thinkers". Apollo Magazine. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
5. ^ a b Arts, Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo | Oslo National Academy of the (2022-11-23). "Bojana Cvejić, Lara Khaldi & Noor Abed / Growing Transindividually, Acting Collectively - Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo". khio.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
6. ^ Sánchez, José A. (2022-02-24). The Bodies of Others: Essays on Ethics and Representation. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 169\. ISBN 978-1-350-25064-2.
7. ^ "Lara Khaldi new artistic director of de Appel - de Appel Amsterdam". www.deappel.nl. Retrieved 2023-10-28.

## External links

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* Podcast: I hope this message finds you well, Lara Khaldi
* Lecture outline: THE MUSEUM BEFORE THE MUSEUM

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* United States
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