Local heritage with modern eyes .. "Art" It opens its exhibitions in the historic Jeddah
Today, the Ministry of Culture launched the activities of the second edition of the initiative " The country of art ",, Which includes a series of art galleries held in the region Historical Jeddah , and continues until June 15, providing an integrated artistic experience that explores the relationship of the place with memory, and re -presenting the local heritage through contemporary visual patterns that evoke the daily stories that formed the identity of the region through the ages. "The memory of the city, the people, and the homeland"It is held in "Nassif boutique"And he celebrates his artistic legacy by displaying audio and visual archives and special holdings that are presented for the first time, documenting his artistic career and his relationship to Jeddah as a city and memory. "Nassif boutique" Holding a memorial exhibition of the late artist Safia bin Zaqr deals with the history of the region through pictures, archives and holdings of highlighting the social and architectural memory of Jeddah. "Tissue" In a Burghott House, it highlights Craft "Craft narratives" In the house of Shuaib. "Art" A new creative orientation to list the local story from the historical heart of Jeddah, through the intersection of archive materials, synthetic works, and contemporary images within spaces that respond to the identity of the place and call for its history as a living source of inspiration. The visual interaction and indulgence in the spatial narration. "Tales in the memory of the place"Which highlights the narrative character of the experiences of the historical people of Jeddah, and evokes the inherited stories as the basic components of the cultural identity of the region, in a meeting between the oral heritage and contemporary creative expressions. "Art" Within the efforts of the Ministry of Culture to revive the historical Jeddah as a center for cultural production, and to enhance societal interaction with the architectural and humanitarian heritage of the region, as well as stimulating creativity and developing the local cultural economy through supporting talent and providing sustainable display platforms within the historical scope, in order to achieve the targets of Vision 2030 in consolidating the Kingdom’s position on the global culture map, and developing renewable cultural platforms within its heritage sites.
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