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The Association ![]()
Did you know that… … the magnifying glass was an invention of the Arab optician Ibn al-Haitham (around 1000)? He analyzed the design of the eye, and due to his trailblazing inventions on the path of rays he is regarded as the "father of optics". ![]() Museum of Arab Culture, Nuremberg The project is prepared by a private association called Arabisches Museum Nürnberg e.V., which was founded in May 2007. It gained legal registration in 2007 and the non-profit status in 2008. The Nabatean settlement of Petra in Jordan was a center of ancient civilization. Coffee Exhibition ![]() ![]() President is Dr. Horst Kopp, professor emeritus for cultural geography and Oriental studies at the University of Erlangen- Nuremberg. Members of the board: Mr. Rami Masri (vice-president), Mr. Helmut Henseler, Dr. Wolfgang Mayer, Mr. Mohamed Younis, Mr. Rafiq Aldoais, Ms. Anja-Nadine Mayer Membership of the association is open to individual persons as well as companies. The annual membership fee is € 20 for ordinary members, € 5 for students and € 100 minimum for legal bodies. An advisory council supports the association. Cooperation is sought with the existing German-Arab associations as well as with domestic and Arab cultural institutions and professional organisations. Any kind of political and religious commitment is excluded by the statutes of the association. |