Community Dinner
With Thurayya Alkury and Henrik Henriksen
Masahat’s beloved community dinner will be hosted this year at Kunstnernes Hus, featuring a five-course menu crafted by Palestinian chef and artist Thurayya Alkury (Hummus Sapiens, Ostara) in collaboration with chef and food writer Henrik Henriksen (MUNCH Museum Restaurants, Ben Reddik).
Gjestebud for gjestfriheten (Feast for Hospitality) brings together culinary traditions from the Arab world and Norway, inviting us to reflect on what hospitality means today—what it is to host, and to be hosted—in a world where borders, histories, and identities remain deeply entangled.
Where
Foyer
Price
695,-
About the event
The dishes and the stories you will encounter are made to inspire hope, resilience, and belief in our shared capacity to carry one another through difficult times. The menu draws inspiration from the writings of Munir Fasheh, Masahat’s keynote guest, particularly his reflections on turab (soil) as a metaphor for connection and belonging.
Some dishes will be served on ceramic platters designed by Halvor Skiftun Digernes and food writer Andreas Liebe Delsett, originally created for a commemorative meal honoring a persecuted Afghan writer in Bodø. The evening will also feature a performance by artist Ghenwa Noiré.
As Masahat celebrates its 10-year anniversary, this edition of Gjestebud for gjestfriheten closes a decade with a gesture of care and continuity: a taste of Arab hospitality and Norwegian traditions, interwoven with flavors from diaspora cultures—shared in the company of artists, activists, and community builders who create spaces of solidarity in our city.
