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The Arab Hall Project features a film, artifact exhibition and public programs that will be the first to look at the Arab Hall in depth, exploring both its origins and relevance today. 2026 also marks 100 years of the museum named Leighton House, the former studio-home of Victorian artist Frederic Leighton—who had an extensive collection of antique tiles, woodwork and colored glass windows, largely from Egypt and Syria—and where the Project will be hosted. London, opening March 21.
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