Unit 10
Lessons 5 and 6
Student’s Book pages 80 and 81
Before reading
Look at the picture
The key words
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The word / phrase |
The meaning |
The part of speech |
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contemporary |
related to the present or modern day |
Adjective |
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curate |
to organise and look after the items in an exhibition |
Verb |
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Fine arts |
a type of art that is creative and imaginative |
Noun |
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patron |
a person who gives financial or other support to an organisation |
Noun |
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pottery |
objects made of clay, such as pots |
Noun |
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promote |
to support or encourage the development or increase of something |
Verb |
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remote |
far in distance, and that takes a long time to find or reach |
Adjective |
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magnificent |
wonderful |
Adjective |
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display |
a collection of objects or pictures arranged for people to look at |
Noun |
| gallery | a room or building that is used for showing works of art, sometimes so that they can be sold | Noun |
While reading
Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts
If you visited a country to learn mainly about its culture, that would be cultural tourism. The best places to start finding out about Jordanian culture are the museums and galleries in Jordan. They can give a tourist a good idea about art in this country, and how it has developed over the years.
One of the most magnificent places for art exhibition in Jordan is the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts. It was opened in February 1980 CE by the Royal Society of Fine Arts, and its patrons were His Majesty the late King Hussein and Her Majesty Queen Nour Al Hussein.
The gallery contains extremely valuable paintings, sculpture and pottery that represent both contemporary and Islamic arts. Exhibitions at the gallery contain works of art, sculpture and pottery by contemporary Jordanian artists such as Adnan Al Sharif and Alia Amoura, as well as artists from the Middle East and all around the world.
A recent project introduced by the gallery in May 2009 CE is the programme of the Touring Museum. The purpose of the programme, as its name shows, is to promote art to people all over Jordan, especially those who live in remote places. Art workshops and displays of the main exhibitions in the gallery are the main parts of the programme.
The gallery is closely linked to the Jordan Association of Artists, who organise and curate the Touring Museum. They aim to make art available to everyone, and also to make sure artists can be free to deliver their message. The Association has recently helped the Gallery to increase the number of exhibitions by female artists and continues to set up conferences on the subject of Jordanian art and culture.
So, if you want to know more about Jordanian art and culture, go to the Jordanian Gallery of Fine Arts!
The text talks about:
- Cultural tourism.
- His Majesty the late King Hussein and Her Majesty Queen Nour Al Hussein supported the National Gallery of Fine Arts.
- The Touring Museum project.
- The Jordan Association of Artists goal.
- The Jordan Association of Artists achievements.
After reading
- Mention a contemporary Jordanian artist from the text.
Adnan Al Sharif and Alia Amoura.