Events at SQCC
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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Latest Past Events
Afternoon Arts & Crafts at SQCC – Omani Doors
On 1 October, SQCC held an afternoon arts and crafts event at SQCC on Omani doors. Attendees learned about the significance of door decoration in Oman and the role that the houses’ doors play in Omani history and culture. SQCC provided guests with all the necessary materials to design their own Omani doors.
Omani Minister and U.S. Chamber of Commerce
On 26 September, SQCC and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce jointly hosted a networking reception featuring special keynote speaker, His Excellency Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidy, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Sultanate of Oman. The event began with a brief networking reception followed by short introductory remarks by SQCC’s Senior Program Officer Dr. Harrison Guthorn,…
Public Lecture with Dr. Jeremy Prestholdt
On 24 September, Dr. Jeremy Prestholdt, University of California, San Diego, delivered a lecture at SQCC on the extraordinary voyage of the Sultana. The Sultana, the flagship of Sultan Sayyid Said bin Sultan, traveled from Zanzibar to New York City in 1840 as a trading and diplomatic mission, carrying with it the first Arab envoy…
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.