This is a guide to the Second Riwaq Biennale held at various venues throughout Palestine from 21-24 October 2007. Challenging the perceptions and expectations of what a biennale can be, it forgoes the large-scale central exhibition model, instead offering a series of curated conversations and interactions between Palestinian and international artists, architects, planners, conservationists, curators, and theorists. This edition of the biennale is centred on a three-day symposium at Birzeit University developed in partnership with multiple institutions, leading to a series of related workshops, exhibitions, projects and gatherings in 2007 and 2008. In addition to furthering its objective of protecting and promoting cultural heritage in Palestine, the Riwaq Biennale questions the role of art and artist in relation to their communities and looks at ways to reconnect the isolated territory of Palestine to the international art world.

Features texts by various contributors about the symposium, gatherings, workshops, projects, visits and screenings that make up the biennale. Note that images are not included. Biographies are provided.