Nelly Lama
Minor: English Literature.Editor: the Magazine ‘JORDAN’, 1972-3.
•the Khaleej Times, 1985-6,
•The Jordan Times, 1988-1996.
•Le Jourdain, the French page of The Star (Jordan). Official Art & culture Editor at The Arab Daily 1999.
•Held the first UAE Fine Arts exhibitions for expatriate women artists: American Community School,the Hilton Hotel, The Abu Dhabi MarinaLectured on World Artists and Art Movements at International Cultural Centers including
•The French Cultural Center,
•The Goethe Institute,
•The American Information Center
•The British Council
•Darat Al Funun
•The YWCA,
•The Salt cultural center, etc.
•The university of Philadelphia
•The university of Mu’ta,
•The university of Yarmouk.
•The university of Jordan.
•The university of Al el Beyt.Scholarships:
•To Germany by the Goethe Institute. Met with museum education specialists in Munich, Stuttgart & Berlin on museum pedagogy. 1991.
•To Japan by the Japan Foundation. Met with museum curators, university professors, artists and monks at temples; covering Tokyo, Kyoto & Hakone, 1993.
•Was Assisted by the British Council - London in meeting with Education Officials at Museums in and around London, (Victoria & Albert, The British Museum, The Museum of London, Museum of Mankind, Colchester Castle, English Heritage, etc) 1996Read for a Master’s degree in Archaeology & Heritage, Leicester University.
•L-Gallery, Amman, Jordan
•importing ancient and contemporary art works from Paris, London, Vienna and Budapest. Works from Spain and Argentina.
•Owns an international art collection including
•17th c etchings of the first encyclopedia by Geudeville, Gabriel de Munster, Dutch maps
•19th c masterworks, etchings, lithographs, drawings, bronzes and glass.
•Modern masterworks by Giacometti, Miró, Corneille, Weisbuch, Carmello de la Pinta, Menendez etc.
•A collection of Indian miniatures
•A collection of 19th c bronzes, and modern sculptures.
•A collection of Fossils
•An international Hat collection both antique and traditional (now over 250 hats.)
