Al QALA exhibition at The Royal Tapestry Factory Madrid was organized and  supported by Noor Productions .

The exhibition highlights Palestinian identity as both a historical continuum rooted in time and a living process in constant reconstruction.
Like tatreez itself, this identity is composed of threads that are continuously woven and unwoven, a living fabric rewritten across generations, practices, and traditions of popular transmission. Through tatreez, Al’Qala tells the story of Palestine, its heritage, its present situation, and its continuity, unfolding through three distinct temporal movements:
– A Legacy in Threads. The journey begins with a nineteenth century tapestry, together with seventeen historical twentieth-century
dresses, as well as a selection of accessories (in total, thirty pieces), generously loaned by the Jordanian institution Tiraz Centre and belonging to the Private Collection of Widad Kawar. These pieces embody Palestine’s ancestral heritage and antiquity, affirming tatreez as a visual archive of place, identity, and
belonging.
– A Nation in Stitches. The exhibition continueswith works from the Lebanese association, Inaash (@inaashassiciation), created in the context of exile. In
particular, six panels produced by refugee artisans in the camps of southern Lebanon.
These pieces transform embroidery into a means of survival and memory, reflecting the everyday reality of forced displacement.
– A Heritage in Motion. The exhibition culminates with a selection of twenty-one
contemporary works from the SILA Project (@thesilaproject) , founded by Rula Alami, offering disruptive reinterpretations of tatreez and propelling its language into the future while remaining deeply anchored to the land.
Across these three temporal stages, tatreez becomes the vehicle through which past, present, and future are woven into a single living narrative. Showcasing Palestinian heritage is therefore a way of preserving identity and
sustaining hope.
Finally, Al’Qala includes the special contribution of Fadia Ahmad, whose cinematic installation Between Two Shades of Blue explores exile,
memory, collective wounds, and the intimate search for belonging.