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West Bank Story: How As-Samou' Is Dusting Off Its Past to Build a Future
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West Bank Story: How As-Samou' Is Dusting Off Its Past to Build a Future

In a remote Palestinian town south of Hebron, an international consortium has reclaimed Roman, Byzantine and Crusader vestiges, restoring centuries-old courtyards and turning a place left for ruin into something resembling renewal.

23 Apr 2020 By Official Bespoke 3 min

Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel in Palestine Literally Has the Worst View in the World
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Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel in Palestine Literally Has the Worst View in the World

Say the name quickly and it sounds a lot like the name of a a world-renowned hotel chain. But unlike the luxury American brand it riffs, this one isn’t a part of the Hilton portfolio, it doesn’t have a spa, and breakfast is more likely to include eggs shakshoukeh with a side…

11 Mar 2018 By Official Bespoke 3 min

Take an Unexpected Cultural Trip to the World-Class Palestinian Museum
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Take an Unexpected Cultural Trip to the World-Class Palestinian Museum

The Palestinian Museum honours the country’s history and represents an optimistic investment into its future. It’s also a remarkable architectural project. A museum to represent any one people, or nation, seems destined to be a reductive project, all the more so when the nation in quest…

19 Jan 2018 By Official Bespoke 5 min

Coup D'Art: How A Picasso Finally Made Its Way To Palestine
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Coup D'Art: How A Picasso Finally Made Its Way To Palestine

On a 2009 visit to the Van Abbe Museum in Eindhoven, Ramallah-based artist and curator Khaled Hourani had a wild idea. Hearing of the museum's global loans, he resolved that Palestine, too, should benefit.

27 Oct 2011 By Official Bespoke 5 min