(MENAFN- Saharapr) The Sharjah Institute for Heritage (SIH) concluded the twentieth session of the Sharjah Heritage Days (SHD), which took place in various cities across Sharjah under the slogan 'Heritage and Creativity'. From 1st to 21st March, 42 Arab and foreign countries participated in the event.
His Excellency Dr Abdul Aziz Al Musallam, Chairman of the Sharjah Institute for Heritage, and Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee for Sharjah Heritage Days, said: "As usual, the SHD succeeded in fulfilling its promise towards heritage. The events astonished the audience with innovation and creativity and confirmed that heritage remains the true value that does not disappear with time. The twentieth session was marked by a remarkable turnout that inspires happiness and pushes us to seek further ways to preserve heritage and identity and link society to customs, traditions, and authentic values."
He explained that it is crucial to encourage institutions, groups, organizations, and individuals in their performance because heritage is the spirit of life and the source of its perpetuation. He said heritage holds society together, combining tradition and modernity to keep pace with life's changes while preserving its constants and rules.
Al Musallam added: "Sharjah Heritage Days activities were distinguished by their creative diversity between cultural, intellectual and academic programmes, as well as games, competitions, folk arts, and performances by Emirati locals.
The participation of government institutions, international organizations, and parties from inside and outside the UAE, as well as the accompanying events, contributed to making the Heritage area “Heart of Sharjah” and other areas throughout the emirate of Sharjah a favourite destination for families, children, and lovers of heritage, and an oasis for the mind, thought, and entertainment.
Well-deserved thanks
The Chairman of the Sharjah Institute for Heritage thanked His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, for his support for the heritage and its people and his commitment to preserving popular heritage in the hearts of present and future generations. He also thanked the work team for their professionalism and competence.
Heritage and Creativity: Approaches and Visions
On the last days of this beautiful annual heritage event, His Excellency Dr Abdul Aziz Al Musallam, Chairman of the Sharjah Institute for Heritage, witnessed the signing ceremony of the book (Heritage and Creativity: Approaches and Visions), which was held at the Cultural Café at the Bait-al-Naboodah Museum, in the presence of an elite Emirati and Arab researchers, specialists and experts in popular heritage. Other attendees included those who supplemented the book with in-depth insights into the concepts of heritage and creativity and the relationship between them as two inseparable dualities.
The audience was given signed copies of the book, and Al Musallam said: "The book launch follows the tradition that we started last year in singling out group work every year to discuss the slogan of the session and what it symbolizes or refers to in terms of richness and diversity."
Experts, academics, and researchers contributed to the book offering various approaches, visions and findings covering multiple topics relating to heritage and creativity.
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