{"id":25084,"date":"2023-09-13T01:09:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T01:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/saudi-national-museum-welcomes-ukraines-deputy-culture-minister\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T01:09:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T01:09:19","slug":"saudi-national-museum-welcomes-ukraines-deputy-culture-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=25084","title":{"rendered":"Saudi National Museum welcomes Ukraine\u2019s deputy culture minister"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UK Embassy hosts evening of culture, heritage spotlighting Saudi, British artists<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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\nRIYADH: The UK Embassy in Riyadh on Tuesday hosted a reception celebrating Saudi and British art and heritage.<\/p>\n
\nThe event included displays of work by several designers and artists.<\/p>\n
\nBritish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Neil Crompton told Arab News: \u201cThe UK and Saudi Arabia have a very longstanding relationship, but one of the new dynamics is what I would call cultural cooperation.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe think people-to-people contact is very important and art brings us together in a very wonderful way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nThe reception highlighted the work of some of the Saudi 100 Brands designers, including Shouq Almubarak\u2019s Pavone. (AN photo by Huda Bashatah)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\nThe UK reception took place on the sidelines of the 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, chaired by Saudi Arabia, and was hosted in honor of Stephen Parkinson, the British parliamentary undersecretary of state for arts and heritage, and Department for Culture, Media, and Sport Lords minister.<\/p>\n
\nOne of the attendees, UK envoy to UNESCO, Anna Nsubuga, spoke about attending the committee sessions of the governing body of protected sites.<\/p>\n
\nShe told Arab News: \u201cIt\u2019s been wonderful to be welcomed so warmly by the Saudis and by the Saudi government.<\/p>\n\n\nAnna Nsubuga, UK envoy to UNESCO. (AN photo by Huda Bashatah)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\n\u201cWe are incredibly grateful to the Saudi government for hosting this event, and such an important meeting, and we are glad that we are able to come together and discuss so many important issues together in one place.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe are particularly enjoying some of the extra cultural experiences we are being offered along the way,\u201d Nsubuga added.<\/p>\n
\nOn Sunday\u2019s opening ceremony of the UNESCO meeting, hosted at Riyadh\u2019s National Museum, she said: \u201cIt\u2019s so great to see so much talent, and people celebrating the culture, history, heritage, and identity of Saudi Arabia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nThe reception highlighted the work of some of the Saudi 100 Brands designers, including Shouq Almubarak\u2019s Pavone. (AN photo by Huda Bashatah)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\nThe reception also highlighted the work of some of the Saudi 100 Brands designers, including Shouq Almubarak\u2019s Pavone. She displayed two of her designs inspired by Al-Ahsa. One, called Lina \u2014 meaning noble palm tree in Arabic \u2014 carries the authenticity of the Hasawi heritage throughout its components.<\/p>\n
\nAlmubarak said: \u201cThe details of the piece are inspired by palm fronds, palm fruits, and palm trunks. It also contains Al-Ahsa bisht (a cloak worn by men) inspirations. We wanted the design to remind us of the heritage of the country and be inspired by the aesthetic things in the country.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo matter how much I try to summarize all these elements in one piece, I cannot. Every time I feel that there is something new.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nShe described taking part in the embassy reception as a great experience.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt added value to my brand. I appreciate all the opportunities provided by the Ministry of Culture and the Fashion Commission. They literally marked a paradigm shift in my career.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt was a distant dream, but I am getting closer to achieving it thanks to the Fashion Commission. I can now dream, knowing that my dreams will come true. Indeed, many things have been achieved at a pace I wouldn\u2019t have imagined possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nShe added: \u201cSaudi Arabia has a rich aesthetic repertoire, featuring all the elements of art heritage, the ones that you can think about and the ones that don\u2019t come to mind. I hope that everyone will pay attention to these elements and will discover them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBritish artist Simon Mortimer, who also exhibited at the reception, said: \u201cI use a lot of mixed media in my work and that on display here deals with high and low art and also the Arabic influence.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI don\u2019t speak Arabic, but I am fascinated by the culture and the language and the actual forms of the writing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nMortimer, who moved to Saudi Arabia three weeks ago and was an artist in residence at a gallery in Qatar, added: \u201cEvery Saudi we have met has been lovely, lovely, lovely, so thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n
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