The new center is the educational arm of Al Shindagha Museum
In the heart of Dubai... "Heritage" celebrates authentic Emirati crafts
The Center seeks to highlight the Emirati traditions and culture.
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In the heart of the historic Al Shindagha neighborhood that tells the story of Dubai's past, the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) officially opened a heritage center for traditional handicrafts, to be the educational arm of Al Shindagha Museum, the largest heritage museum in the emirate.
The center, which began receiving the public on September 29, will serve as an innovative cultural platform to celebrate, introduce and preserve the authentic Emirati heritage, and shed light on its precious values. Community layers.
The center provides the appropriate environment to ensure the sustainability of heritage industries, as one of the sources of diversifying the national economy, and to support cultural tourism and invest it in celebrating the country's culture and heritage on the global stage.
For her part, Director of the Cultural and Heritage Programs Department at Dubai Culture, Fatima Auf Lootah, confirmed that “Turath Center for Traditional Handicrafts represents an open space for education and education, to raise awareness among all segments of society about the tangible and intangible Emirati heritage, and to preserve it from Through nurturing and developing craftsmanship and knowledge,” she said, noting that the project will contribute to preserving national identity, promoting belonging, and investing in young energies, leading to comprehensive community development.
Fatima added: “The center embodies the concepts of our basic cultural mission, which is the focus of our various projects and programs, and part of our efforts to highlight our traditions, heritage and culture in an academic way.
The center will provide the appropriate environment for discovering, encouraging and developing talents in these areas.
We look forward to active community participation for the benefit of the younger generations, who wish to closely learn about our culture and learn the story of the civilization woven by the hands of our ancestors.”
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Turath Center for Traditional Handicrafts offers, during this stage, a number of craft courses that focus on transferring the secrets of three authentic traditional Emirati crafts, through generations, to provide them with the expertise of skills, craftsmanship and heritage products, including the Talli craft, Saf Al Khous and Qard Al Bura`a.
It will also organize periodic handicraft workshops for visitors of all age groups on the same three crafts, in addition to the crafts of silversmithing, making dukhoon and sewing clothes.
Fatima Lootah:
Turath Center for Traditional Handicrafts represents an open space for education and training to raise awareness among all segments of society about the tangible and intangible Emirati heritage.
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Last September, the center opened by "Dubai Culture" began to receive the public.
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