Late Saudi artist Munira Musalli honored

Late Saudi artist Munira Musalli honored
Artist Munira Musalli is pictured during an exhibition in 2016. (Photo courtesy: Hafez Gallery via Instagram)
Updated 13 January 2019
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Late Saudi artist Munira Musalli honored

Late Saudi artist Munira Musalli honored

RIYADH: Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, the Minister of Culture, today directed naming one of the art galleries in the kingdom after late fine artist Munira Ahmed Mohammed Musalli in recognition of her contributions and achievements in supporting the fine arts in Saudi Arabia.

Artist Munira Musalli passed away on Friday.

Born in 1954 in the holy city of Makkah, Munira studied in the Faculty of Fine Arts in the Egyptian capital of Cairo.

She received her Diploma in Design from the US in 1979. She worked in the same year at Saudi Aramco as director of publications in the Department of Relations.