Various activities Foundation strives to protect cultural heritage [Archives:2003/05/Culture]
February 4 2003
BY MOHAMMED AL-MASANI
YEMEN TIMES STAFF
The foundation aims at raising cultural awareness about the great heritage Yemen has, as well as organizing with other local and international related organizations and institutions.
The foundation has published a brochure sponsored by the British Council called “Yemen in the Land of the Queen of Sheba,” about the Yemeni Civilization exhibition held in a British museum in London recently.
The foundation organized and prepared the visits of high-ranking cultural Yemeni delegation to the Netherlands, Germany and the United Sates, to empower decision-makers in the Yemeni heritage institutions to get acquainted with museums and exchange experiences in the European countries.
From Dec. 22 to 28 the delegation held a special exhibition for Yemeni manuscripts relating to writing and art that coincided with 19th Book Fair in Sana’a. That exhibition is considered unique, and organized along with Culture Ministry.
The foundation has published special Arabic-English catalogues.
And future projects for the foundation include renewing the Al-Qahara and Kalan castles-fort.
The most important thing that foundation has brought attention to is the archeological importance and unique architecture style as well as the tourist locations have, in addition to the historical roles that forts and castle had been received.
The foundation has a number of new projects, including forming its group of founders.
Abdu al-Wahab Thabet is appointed as chairman. The trustee council includes Yahya Abduallh Saleh, Alwan al-Shaibani, Mohammed Abdu Saeed and Hail Abdu al-Haq along with a number of ambassadors of the countries that are interested such as the Dutch, Japanese, German, and Italian ambassadors.
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