The General Secretariat of the Sharjah International Heritage Award has announced that it will continue to receive applications for participation in the third edition of the award until April 1. She pointed out that since the announcement of the opening of the application for the award on 30 December last year, and requests are increasing and remarkable by researchers, academics and specialists in the world of heritage, and comes the third edition of the award under the slogan «cultural heritage of human communication», the logo includes the value of knowledge and humanity Calls for communication and interaction.
The Chairman of the Sharjah Heritage Institute, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Award, Dr. Abdul Aziz Al-Musallam, said: "We are proud of the great popularity of the award in its various fields and categories. This is an indication of its importance and prestige among researchers and practitioners of heritage in general and the success achieved since the first edition, In the second edition and now in the third cycle, as the door to receive applications will be closed by the beginning of April ». The award includes three main fields: conservation practices of cultural heritage elements, best narrators and heritage campaign (live human treasures), best research and studies in cultural heritage, and nine categories.
The main objective of the award is to honor successful efforts and support inspiring initiatives, locally, internationally and internationally, in the conservation and preservation of cultural heritage elements, as well as the promotion and preservation of cultural heritage, in accordance with UNESCO standards in this field, To support the practices and initiatives that ensure the continuity of cultural heritage, to transfer it from generation to generation, to honor narrators (living human treasures), to highlight their role in the transfer of experiences and knowledge, to learn the techniques of oral narration and Heritage knowledge, and the culmination of the best research and academic efforts in the field of intangible cultural heritage.
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Fields included in the award bearing the slogan "Cultural heritage of human continuity"