Mohammed bin Rashid Library participates in ICOM Dubai 2025
Dubai, 13 November / WAM / The Mohammed bin Rashid Library is participating for the first time in the 27th General Conference of the International Council of Museums, ICOM Dubai 2025, which Dubai is hosting between 11 and 17 November under the slogan The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Societies, with the participation of an elite group of experts and specialists in heritage, museums and culture from around the world.
Within its pavilion, the library displays its vision of preserving the cognitive heritage and enhancing the role of modern museums, by reviewing the experience of the ammunition exhibition and the restoration center, in addition to a group of its rare collectibles that embody the manuscript and printed legacy of humanity, through an interactive platform that highlights the efforts of digitization and cognitive sustainability.
On the first day, His Excellency Mohammed Ahmed Al Murr, a member of the Board of Directors of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Library Foundation, delivered an opening speech in which he discussed the process of literature and music in the Emirates and the role of museums and libraries in preserving this heritage from its local roots until its global presence through cultural initiatives and festivals.
His Excellency stressed that the country offers a pioneering experience in documenting its literary and musical heritage and linking Nabataean poetry and songs to the national identity, pointing to the inclusion of Emirati arts on UNESCO lists and the role of cultural institutions in transmitting heritage to new generations.
Dr. Mohammed Salem Al Mazrouei, a member of the Board of Directors of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Library Foundation, expressed the library’s pride in participating in ICOM Dubai, stressing its commitment to preserving human heritage and making it available to researchers and visitors, and presenting a cultural model that reflects Dubai’s vision of building a future based on knowledge and openness.
During its participation, the library displays a group of rare works, including the complete works of William Shakespeare printed in 1632, a copy of the Indian epic Ramayana dating back to the nineteenth century, a copy of Ibn Sina’s Canon of Medicine published in Rome in 1593, a copy of Sahih al-Bukhari dating back to the Mamluk era, in addition to the first illustrated trip to the Middle East in the book A Journey to the Holy Lands.
The library is also organizing a special tour for conference visitors at its headquarters on November 15, in cooperation with the International Committee of Historic House Museums, and displays digitized materials, books and Emirati documents on the museum platform that enhance efforts to preserve national heritage, thus consolidating Dubai’s position as a center for culture and protecting human heritage.
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