The Palestinian Museum, in partnership with the Directorate of Education, Birzeit, opened Worlds in Colour and Line on Tuesday 19 May 2026. The exhibition brings together more than 200 artworks by pupils of different ages from schools across the directorate.
Using a range of techniques, the young artists explored their relationship with their surroundings and homeland. Their works give form to life in their schools and villages, among friends and families, while opening onto their visions of Palestine: stories of land, people, and belonging, and dreams of a freer, more expansive future.
Displayed across the Museum, the works bring school and museum into dialogue, giving pupils space to express themselves, experiment, and nurture their creative skills. Through these visual narratives, the young artists share their own ways of seeing the world around them.
Sarah Zahran of the Museum’s Yasmine and Laila Qaddumi Education Unit said, “For the Palestinian Museum, this partnership with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education is a strategic collaboration that brings art more fully into school life, encourages children to keep exploring it, and opens pathways for them to take part in cultural production through works that speak to their daily lives.” She added that the exhibition allows children to engage with art as a means of knowledge and change.
Hania Nazzal, director general of the Birzeit education directorate, noted, “At a time when Palestinian life is under pressure on every front, we continue to look for openings that let hope in and remind us that the future belongs to those willing to shape and renew it. What could be more meaningful than stepping into the imaginative world of our pupils, where colour and line become visual narratives of their lived realities and of a future they hope to fill with joy? Such work helps nurture young people able to build their homeland and take part in shaping their collective future.”
The exhibition celebrates pupils’ early creative work and affirms art as a space for expression, learning, and knowledge.
