Harraniya Weaving Village in Giza, Activities in Cairo Egypt
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Harraniya Weaving Village Facts
The most important tourist places and distinctive attractions in Giza. A detailed visit to the Modern Art School in the Harrania area.
The tourist attractions and monuments of Giza do not stop at the Pharaonic monuments or the monuments of Coptic and Islamic history, but there is also modern art, which has become a field of follow-up and interest in the village of Harrania, since the beginning of the twentieth century..
However, there has been a recent increase in interest in modern and contemporary Egyptian art, especially in academic circles, as the production of pioneering Egyptian artists is very important because it reflects the momentum of cultural change within Egyptian society..
In this context, the Modern Art School in the Harrania district of Giza Governorate stands out, as it is a clear example of modern Egyptian art..
About the establishment of the Modern Art School in the Al-Haraniya village area
This school was established by Ramses Wissa Wassef, founder of the Popular Art Center in Harrania, who was born in 1911 and was interested in studying fine arts. In 1929, he traveled to France and joined the School of Fine Arts in Paris, specializing in architecture..
During one of Ramses Wissa’s trips to southern Egypt with students from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo, he noticed the splendor of the buildings in the Nubian villages that took the form of domes, so he decided to revive this authentic Egyptian style. He took with him a group of workers from Aswan to build the first rooms in the Harrania area, where he had begun to establish his center..
What is in the Modern Art School, Harrania Village?
In 1970, Ramses Wissa resigned all the buildings in the Harrania area, and since then Harrania has been called the “Folk Art Center”.“
In that village, you will notice that it was made by an artist, through the great distinction of its handicraft of carpets and kilims spread out to display in the streets of the village..
According to the latest statistics, the village’s population is 5,260 people, 90% of whom work in the craft of weaving hand-woven carpets and paintings inspired by the natural landscapes within the village, which is located 15 kilometers from the Saqqara ruins or about an hour and a half from the Giza Road..
As for the raw materials used in the village of Al-Harraniyya, they all depend primarily on nature, such as wool, cotton, and dyes, all of which are from nature, and all of which are found within the village, such as tea, beans, and camphor. In addition, specific seeds were imported to obtain specific colors. Recently, chemical colors began to be used, but plant colors remained more expensive..
The threads used in carpet making are of two types: the first is the wool of local sheep and the second type is cotton threads, and silk has recently been introduced. As for the tools used, they are the loom, which is a wooden shape to fix the threads on. It can be square and combed to form the threads and control them..
The center used different arts, all based on creativity, without looking at any specific paintings or drawings, and thus the paintings or carpets, ended up as a unique, non-repeated piece of art, no matter how similar the ideas were between them, as each one had his own different way of expressing them on the threads..
During your tour inside the village of Harraniya, you will see the locals busy weaving carpets on wooden looms, and some of them display their ideas for sale, in addition to some of the bazaars in the village..
Visiting date
The village is open for visits from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm..
Location of the village: The village is 90 minutes away from the Saqqara archaeological area, and is located south of Giza..
Note: Facts and secrets of the history will be added soon…
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