Open House: A Celebration of Afghan Art and Culture

For Heritage Open Day 2023, Milton Keynes Arts Centre celebrates the rich cultural history of Afghanistan and its people. We will be joined by the Afghan artist, Samira Kitman, who will demonstrating the use of traditional Afghan designs and techniques to make greeting cards; and by Ahmadzia Baktyari, with whom we will be making and flying kites. Veronica Doubleday will be singing traditional Herati folk songs and playing daireh, accompanied on the dutar and rubab by John Baily and on the tabla drums by YamaShah. Traditional Afghan food and drink will also be on sale, provided by theWolverton restaurant, Khyber Chefs.

Create Afghan-inspired greeting cards with Samira Kitman
90-minute sessions starting at 11am, 1pm and 3pm
FREE

KiteMaking with Ahmadzia Baktyari
2-hour sessions (including flying) starting at 11am and 3pm
FREE

Traditional Music of Afghanistan
With John Baily, VeronicaDoubleday and Yama Shah
Performances at 12.30 – 1.20pm and 2 – 2.50pm
FREE