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The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center (SQCC) regularly cosponsors events with other institutions around Washington, D.C. and across the U.S. SQCC participates in festivals and workshops with other organizations in order to fulfill its mission of educating Americans about Omani culture and supporting cross cultural exchange between the US and Oman.

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  • First SQCC Book Club Meeting

    The inaugural meeting of the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Book Club will be held in the SQCC Library on Wednesday, 4 December, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Click to find out what we are reading and join us!

  • Winternational 2019

    SQCC will participate in Winternational on Thursday, December 5, 2019. Come join us at the Ronald Reagan Building of this annual event with D.C.’s diplomatic community.

  • Close Up Foundation Visits SQCC for Tour and Teacher Workshop

    On Tuesday 10 March, SQCC received teachers from Close UP Foundation. Teachers from across the country came to SQCC for a tour of the permanent exhibition. They learned about traditional Omani attire and handicrafts such as pottery, basketry, and silver artwork. During the tour, teachers expressed interest in the historical importance of the aflaj irrigation system, forts, and maritime…

  • Embassy Adoption Program 2020 – 2021 Second Session

    The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center hosted a fifth grade class from Seaton Elementary School virtually as part of the Embassy Adoption Program (EAP) on Wednesday, November 18th. Taking place on Omani National Day, this was the second installment of the virtual program for the semester. EAP is a special collaboration between Washington Performing Arts and…

  • Sigrid van Roode on Silver & Frankincense

    Zoom

    Join us on Zoom as we welcome Sigrid van Roode to discuss her new book Silver & Frankincense! When: Wednesday, 2 December from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Where: Online! Email [email protected] for a Zoom meeting link.

    Free

  • Silver & Frankincense: Personal Adornment and Scent in the Arab World

    Sigrid van Roode, a jewelry historian specializing in traditional jewelry from the Middle East and North Africa, gave an online presentation on 2 December, discussing her new book, Silver & Frankincense: Personal Adornment and Scent in the Arab World. Her research addresses jewelry as material culture of society and focuses in particular on the relation between…

  • SQCC Participated at the Annual National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) 2020

    On 4 - 6 December, SQCC participated in the Annual National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) conference Advancing Social Justice. This year marked the first-ever NCSS Virtual Conference because of COVID Pandemic. SQCC virtually promoted the Indian Ocean in World History (IOWH) website, an educational resource that explores 94,000 years of human history through seven interactive maps.…

  • SQCC Participates at the 9th Annual Winternational Embassy Showcase

    SQCC participated in the 9th Annual Winternational Embassy Showcase at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center on 7 December. Winternational is an exciting celebration showcasing the cultural and culinary traditions of Washington’s diplomatic community. This year and due to the COVID pandemic Winternational continued its annual Embassy Showcase tradition in a new virtual year-long format. SQCC had…

Events

These events range from our SQCC annual conference, held in partnership with a different university each year, to multicultural festivals and events hosted by organizations like the Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Galleries (Washington, D.C.), Arab Festival Orlando (Orlando, FL) and the Children's Museum of Manhattan (New York City, NY). SQCC also annually holds a booth at the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) annual conference, where SQCC promotes its Indian Ocean in World History website, a free classroom resource, to K-12 educators.