Belgian Delegation Visits Saudi National Museum

Belgium's ambassador to Saudi Arabia Pascal Gregoir and his accompanying delegation visited the Saudi National Museum at its headquarters in the King Abdulaziz Historical Center, in Riyadh.
Belgium's ambassador to Saudi Arabia Pascal Gregoir and his accompanying delegation visited the Saudi National Museum at its headquarters in the King Abdulaziz Historical Center, in Riyadh.
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Belgian Delegation Visits Saudi National Museum

Belgium's ambassador to Saudi Arabia Pascal Gregoir and his accompanying delegation visited the Saudi National Museum at its headquarters in the King Abdulaziz Historical Center, in Riyadh.
Belgium's ambassador to Saudi Arabia Pascal Gregoir and his accompanying delegation visited the Saudi National Museum at its headquarters in the King Abdulaziz Historical Center, in Riyadh.

Belgium's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Pascal Gregoir, and his accompanying delegation and officials from Belgian companies specializing in museum solutions, visited the Saudi National Museum at its headquarters in the King Abdulaziz Historical Center, in Riyadh, SPA said on Thursday.
During his visit, the Belgian ambassador toured the museum, which consists of eight exhibition halls.
He also viewed the museum's collections and the rich cultural content dating back thousands of years.
The Belgian ambassador also toured the exhibition 'Immigration: In the Footsteps of the Messenger’, which is hosted by the Saudi National Museum in its second edition in a cultural partnership with the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra).

Gregoir checked the distinctive content of the exhibition that highlights landmarks, details of the noble prophetic journey that started from the Cave of Thawr in Makkah in the year 622 AD, heading to Quba in Madinah.



Saudi Arabia Launches Intangible Cultural Heritage Documentation Project in Al-Ahsa

Saudi Arabia Launches Intangible Cultural Heritage Documentation Project in Al-Ahsa
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Saudi Arabia Launches Intangible Cultural Heritage Documentation Project in Al-Ahsa

Saudi Arabia Launches Intangible Cultural Heritage Documentation Project in Al-Ahsa

The Saudi Ministry of Culture has launched an intangible cultural heritage documentation project in Al-Ahsa Governorate.

The project is one of several the ministry is working on to document and digitize the memory of Saudi culture and preserve the rich fabric of the Kingdom's cultural heritage.
According to SPA, the project includes conducting a comprehensive survey of Al-Ahsa's intangible cultural heritage elements, including knowledge and practices related to nature, oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, craftsmanship skills in cultural industries, and traditional arts.

These elements will be digitally documented to preserve the governorate's rich cultural heritage.
Through this project, the Ministry of Culture seeks to instill pride in the Kingdom's cultural identity and achieve the National Culture Strategy's objectives under the Saudi Vision 2030.