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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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.
Past Events
SQCC Hosts the 2019 Around the World Embassy Tour
On 4 May, Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center opened its doors for Passport D.C. and the annual Around the World Embassy Tour. It was the fifth time SQCC participated in the daylong event bringing hundreds of visitors from across the district and the United States to SQCC. Families and friends enjoyed cultural treasures from the Sultanate and…
Burrville School Fifth Grade EAP Graduation at SQCC
SQCC hosted Burrville Elementary School fifth graders for their final Embassy Adoption Program (EAP) visit on 29 April, 2019. Students sang the Omani national anthem and gifted Ms. SQCC an album of pictures titled “Our Journey to Oman,” featuring what they learned about the Sultanate of Oman and their activities with SQCC over the 2018-2019…
SQCC Hosts Afternoon Arts & Crafts for Adults – Majmar Painting
On 30 April, guests came to SQCC to learn about the traditional Omani majmar (clay brazier for heating frankincense). Prior to painting, guests learned of the historical significance of frankincense in the Sultanate of Oman and the continued importance of the tree and its resin as a sign of hospitality in Omani society. After learning…
SQCC Hosts World Artists Experiences: Bridges to the World Student Writing Project Celebration at SQCC
On 26 April, SQCC hosted World Artist Experiences’ (WAE) Bridges to the World Student Writing Project Celebration.. A local non-profit organization, WAE focuses on building bridges for international understanding through cultural and citizen diplomacy. Over its 12-year history, WAE has partnered with over one hundred fifteen countries around the world to present their diverse and…
SQCC’s Childrens Arabic Program 2018-2019 Graduation Ceremony
On 28 April, the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center (SQCC) hosted a graduation for students in SQCC’s 2018-2019 Children’s Arabic Program. SQCC’s Children’s Arabic Program is a yearlong language program designed for young learners of Arabic between the ages of six and fifteen. Dr. Abeer Al Mohsen, director of the Children’s Arabic Program, emphasized in her…
Poetry and Prose Lecture with Professor Kevin Blankinship – Dust’s Embrace: Al-Ma’arri and the Art of Dying in Classical Arabic
On 3 April, SQCC hosted its first poetry presentation in the Poetry and Prose Series of 2019. Our honored guest of the evening was Dr. Kevin Blankinship, Assistant Professor of Arabic at Brigham Young University, where he teaches Arabic language and literature. A specialist in classical Arabic literature, his current book project is about the blind…
SQCC Welcomes Members from the Foreign Service Institute
On Friday April 12, 2019 SQCC hosted a group from the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) prior to their departure to the gulf. The group toured SQCC’s exhibition and learned about Omani history, Omani irrigation practices (the aflaj system), and traditional Omani handicrafts. Before the cultural presentation, FSI members sampled Omani coffee and dates while speaking with SQCC staffers. Thereafter, the group participated in…
Umm an-Nar Mortuary Landscape at Dahwa with Dr. Kimberly Willliams
Dr. Kimberly Williams presented SQCC’s first lecture of 2019 on 26 March, which explored the mortuary practices of the early Bronze Age. Dr. Williams is an associate professor of anthropology at Temple University. The lecture delved in to Dr. Williams’ recent work at Dahwa, where she led a collaborative excavation between Sultan Qaboos University and…
Visit of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School to SQCC
On Tuesday 2 April, SQCC hosted students from Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School. Students toured SQCC’s exhibition and learned about Oman’s storied history, including the aflaj irrigation system, Oman’s seafaring legacy and how Omani history has influenced its culture. Later on, SQCC staffer delivered a presentation about Omani culture, people and the environment. Following the presentation,…
Film Night at SQCC: Sooty Falcons of Oman
SQCC hosted its inaugural film night on Wednesday 20 March. The film for the evening was the documentary “The Migrant – Sooty Falcons in Oman.” This fascinating documentary features efforts of the Office for Conservation of the Environment (OCE) at the Diwan of Royal Court Oman, which initiated a research program in cooperation with international experts to study…