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What’s On The Arts Society Nerja (TAS) Members’ Art Biennale 2019, Forging Identity sponsored by Hemlängtan at the Sala de Exposiciones, c/ Almirante Ferrandiz 12, Nerja. 29 October - 16 November Opening hrs 11:00-14:00, 18:00-21:00 (closed Sundays) Ten artists from the UK, the Netherlands and Sweden will show their work. The exhibition is a celebration of form and mind. lifelong passion, fascination, and admiration for the work of Leonardo da Vinci and his contributions to both the art world and to his investigation of scientific concepts. Stolen Artefacts - The ongoing looting of ancient cultural heritage, a fully illustrated morning member’s talk by Hans Kuitert on Tuesday, 22 November at 12 noon at the Museum of Nerja, Plaza España, Nerja. After the illegimate trade in weapons and drugs, stolen art is the third largest pillar of the black market. Museum warehouses in Egypt and elsewhere are looted on demand. Wars, revolutions and Salafistic Islamic ideology literally flattens what has survived for centuries. Iraq lost large parts of its Mesopotamian richness, not only because of the war but also because of wide scale robbery of its museums and the ensuing illegal trade. The Hands of Leonardo da Vinci, a fully illustrated lecture by Guy Rooker sponsored by Ole Optica on Tuesday November 12, at 6pm at the Cultural Centre, c/ Granada, Nerja. The talk reviews the way in which Leonardo da Vinci investigated the form and function of the hand. His paintings and narrative art are reviewed to demonstrate how he used this knowledge to depict the hand as a form of expression. Dr. Guy Rooker is a retired surgeon with a Hans Kuitert has worked as a journalist for 42 years, specializing in Islam and political affairs in the Middle East, Central Asia and the Subcontinent. During the last ten years of his career, he was commentator on religious affairs at his newspaper De Telegraaf, Amsterdam. 32