Middle East

The House of Mirrors, Kuwait

The House of Mirrors or Mirror House, also known as the Khalifa & Lidia Qattan Art Museum is the residence of Artists Khalifa Qattan and his wife Lidia Qattan, both intellectual and pioneer artists in their field. The creator of the Mirror House, Lidia, is an Italian-born artist and writer who moved to Kuwait when she married her husband Khalifa.

The Mirror House Project began in 1966 with a small bookshelf closet. Lidia always liked surprising her husband pioneer artist Khalifa Qattan when he went away on trips to exhibit his artwork.

In 1972 the artist decided to cover the walls and doors of her house with wooden panels covered with broken (large pieces) of mirror. The reason? She wanted to stop her little daughter Jalila from writing and drawing on the walls and doors!

The Mirror House has been featured in many local and international television programs from China, Europe, America, and the Middle East, as well as in many documentaries and reportage in various local and international magazines and newspapers since the 1970s. With the Internet technology, the Mirror House has become a very popular tourist destination for people visiting Kuwait.

Ambient music while touring this amazing place. Watch it here

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