Kahlil Gibran museum - in pictures

  • Sharjah Ruler Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi inaugurates the exhibition A Window to the Soul ... Gibran Khalil Gibran, at the emirate's House of Wisdom in 2021. Photo: Wam
    Sharjah Ruler Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi inaugurates the exhibition A Window to the Soul ... Gibran Khalil Gibran, at the emirate's House of Wisdom in 2021. Photo: Wam
  • The exhibition featured several works by the Lebanese artist and writer, who found fame in the United States
    The exhibition featured several works by the Lebanese artist and writer, who found fame in the United States
  • After closing the four-month exhibition, Sharjah recreated it in a virtual space. Photo: House of Wisdom
    After closing the four-month exhibition, Sharjah recreated it in a virtual space. Photo: House of Wisdom
  • Gibran’s ‘Self portrait’. Photo: Gibran National Committee
    Gibran’s ‘Self portrait’. Photo: Gibran National Committee
  • The Gibran Museum in Bsharri, Lebanon, dates from the seventh century, when it was a grotto for Carmelite monks. Photo: Gibran National Committee
    The Gibran Museum in Bsharri, Lebanon, dates from the seventh century, when it was a grotto for Carmelite monks. Photo: Gibran National Committee
  • The artist's 'Portrait of a Young Woman with Head Inclined'. Photo: Gibran National Committee
    The artist's 'Portrait of a Young Woman with Head Inclined'. Photo: Gibran National Committee
  • Gibran chose the monastery as his final resting place. It was later transformed into a museum. Photo: Gibran National Committee
    Gibran chose the monastery as his final resting place. It was later transformed into a museum. Photo: Gibran National Committee
  • Forced to close a few years ago by crises in Lebanon, in November the museum was given a new lease of life thanks to a grant from Sharjah. Photo: Gibran National Committee
    Forced to close a few years ago by crises in Lebanon, in November the museum was given a new lease of life thanks to a grant from Sharjah. Photo: Gibran National Committee
  • A sample from a collection of 33 letters Gibran wrote to his friend and patron Madame Marie Azeez El-Khoury, which sold for $100,000. Photo: Sotheby's
    A sample from a collection of 33 letters Gibran wrote to his friend and patron Madame Marie Azeez El-Khoury, which sold for $100,000. Photo: Sotheby's
  • An image from the 2014 film adaptation of Gibran’s 'The Prophet', directed by Roger Allen and featuring Salma Hayek. Photo: Gulf Film
    An image from the 2014 film adaptation of Gibran’s 'The Prophet', directed by Roger Allen and featuring Salma Hayek. Photo: Gulf Film