Thursday, August 25, 2022 – 3:51 PM
On the sidelines of the conference held in Prague, Latifa bint Mohammed meets with members of the Arab ICOM at the ICOM 2022 General Conference.
The meeting dealt with ways to develop and protect Arab culture and heritage and how to benefit from the international gathering in this field.
– Latifa bin Mohammed: The International Conference on Museums 2025 in Dubai will be an opportunity for the Middle East, North Africa and Southern Africa to draw the world’s attention to what the region possesses.
– President of Arab Icom: We will continue to support the Organizing Committee of the Aecom Dubai 2025 Conference, to ensure the strong participation of Arab museums in this major global event.
DUBAI, 25th August / WAM/ Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairwoman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority / Dubai Culture / Member of the Dubai Council, held a meeting with members of the Arab ICOM, which includes Arab members of the International Council of Museums, on the sidelines of the International Council of Museums. The General Conference of the International Council of Museums “ICOM 2022” will be held in the Czech capital, Prague.
The meeting came as part of the program of the official delegation of the UAE to ICOM Prague 2022, as Dubai prepares to host the General Conference of the Council in 2025, making it the first city in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia to host the ICOM conference.
During the meeting with the Arab members of the Council, Her Highness Sheikha Latifa was briefed on the experiences of all members in the region, in addition to discussing challenges, opportunities and potential areas of cooperation. Her Highness praised the work that the International Council of Arab Museums has been doing for years to represent the region on this international platform. We all come together as an Arab nation to preserve and promote the rich cultural heritage of our region and to continue developing the region’s museums.
The UAE recognizes the importance of museums as vital centers of knowledge and communication with our societies, and their importance in the broader creative and cultural sector, and is committed to developing them. The International Museum Conference 2025, which will be hosted by Dubai, will be the right moment for the wider MENASA region to draw the world’s attention to what this region has and is capable of.” The meeting was attended by Sharqi El Dahmali, President of Arab Aecom and Vice President President of Aecom Morocco, Osama Abdel Majid, President of Aecom Egypt, Rashad Bukhash, Vice President of Arab Aecom and founder of Aecom UAE, Ahmed Mahmoud of Aecom UAE, Sundus Al Rashed, President of Aecom Kuwait, Rana Sheikh of Aecom Saudi Arabia, Ibtisam Al Wahaibi of the Saudi Ministry of Culture, and Jihad Kafafi and Yousha Al-Omari from Aecom Jordan, Dr. Fatima Al-Sulaiti and Dr. Rashid Malhaya from Ayecom Qatar, Yarob Al-Abdullah, Osama Al-Rawas from Aicom Amman, former director of the Damascus Museum, and Dr. Adela Haniyeh, director of the Palestinian Museum.
For his part, Chargui El Dehamali, President of Arab Aicom and Vice President of Aecom Morocco, said: “With Dubai hosting this major international event as the first city in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia region since the founding of Aecom in 1946, the Arab Museums Organization will continue to support the committee. The organizers of the ICOM Dubai 2025 conference, especially in preparing the scientific program for the conference, to ensure the strong participation of Arab museums in this prestigious global event.”
The meeting was part of the official meetings program of the mission headed by Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and was accompanied during her visit to Prague by a high-level Emirati delegation that included Her Excellency Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Her Excellency Hala Badri, Director General of Dubai Culture, along with officials from the cultural sector in the UAE.
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Wam/ Emad Al Ali