(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Msheireb Museums (MM), the cultural destination at Msheireb Downtown Doha (MDD), won the ‘Best Educational Practice Programme' award by the International Committee for Education and Cultural Action (CECA) during its conference and awards held in Tbilisi, Georgia.
CECA is one of the oldest and largest international committees of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) with over 1,000 members from 85 countries.
CECA members are professionals working in different sectors of the museum field or institutions related to museums such as educators, curators, professors, communication agents or interpreters, interested in education and cultural action applied to a particular sort of heritage.
The ‘Best Educational Practice Programme' award explores a range of creative practices in museums that support CECA's main message of enriching educational and cultural applied actions. It is an award granted to five participants with five different practical projects that explore their own individual heritage.
Msheireb Museums' winning project, Bin Jelmood educational programme, introduces the story of Bin Jelmood house in an effective and engaging way, using innovative methods to reach a young target audience. The Bin Jelmood House, which tells the story of slavery and how it has evolved into modern forms of human exploitation, is one of four historic heritage houses that make up Msheireb Museums.
'We are proud that our museums education initiatives are being recognised globally, and look forward to continuing to deliver high-quality, engaging and immersive learning experiences for the public, museum director Hafiz Ali said.
CECA president Milene Chiovatto congratulated Msheireb Museums 'for being a star in our award ceremonies for best practices in CECA. We are honoured to have them represented this year.
'This year, I am honoured to have been one of the awarded participants for the Bin Jelmood House educational programme and activity collateral. The booklet that was recognised by ICOM jury members, introduces students aged 8-12 to the history of slavery in Qatar, Msheireb Museums education officer Sheikha Moza al-Thani said.
'It took a lot of hard work to produce, and I am very proud that it has been recognised by such an esteemed organisation, she added.
In addition to the winning educational programme, Msheireb Museums, in collaboration with the University College of London-Qatar (UCL-Q), presented at the conference, a research paper titled 'When a University and Museum Work Together, which outlined the successful series of UCL-Q Masters in Museum Studies students' exhibitions hosted at Msheireb Museums.
'We always look forward to working with UCL-Q and various educational institutions to develop community led exhibitions that offer an exciting and insightful perspective on Qatar's heritage and social history, added Msheireb Museums exhibitions manager Fahad al-Turky.
Since Msheireb Museums opened in 2015, it has a record of hosting exhibitions and conferences that raise awareness on various cultural topics that support the cultural scene in Qatar. The aim of the UCL-Q exhibitions is to ensure the academic engagement of students through a museum's learning experience, in which students are given the opportunity to experience creating a full museum exhibition.
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