Minister Flags Off Qatari Cultural Week In Tashkent
Date
10/12/2024 11:05:05 PM
(MENAFN- Gulf Times) HE the Minister of Culture sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad al-Thani inaugurated the Qatari Cultural Week in Uzbekistan. The opening was attended by Uzbekistan's Minister of Culture Nazarbekov Ozodbek Ahmedovich, Qatar's ambassador in Tashkent Hassan bin Hamza Hashem, and a number of Uzbek ministers, in addition to several ambassadors, and a large crowd of the public.
The Qatari Cultural Week comes within the framework of bilateral cultural co-operation between Qatar and Uzbekistan, with the aim of highlighting Qatari heritage and culture and enhancing cultural exchange.
In this context, Assistant Undersecretary for Cultural Affairs at the Ministry of Culture Dr Ghanem bin Mubarak al-Ali, said that the Qatari Cultural Week is one of the weeks held by the Ministry of Culture in a number of friendly countries within the framework of cultural relations. He noted that the aim of the cultural week is to introduce Qatari arts, culture and heritage, adding that culture has always been a bridge of communication, and that the basis of rapprochement between peoples, based on the exchange of their cultures. During the opening ceremony, the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra presented a number of musical pieces, in addition to the oud trio, which embodies a mixture of classical music and traditional Qatari art, in addition to musical pieces with the participation of artist Mansour al-Mohannadi.
The Qatari Cultural Week features authentic examples of Qatari cultural heritage through a traditional market and several buildings inspired by Qatari architecture, reflecting traditional Qatari crafts and industries such as shipbuilding, traditional clothing, the Qatari Majlis, the house of poetry, falconry, and popular foods, in addition to performances of the Qatari Ardha, and sea arts and songs.
The cultural week also features film screenings produced by the Doha Film Institute (DFI) with the participation of Qatar Tourism (QT) and Qatar Airways.
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