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Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts, heritage, and literature, supported the Korea-UAE cultural day by hosting an event as part of its eagerness to promote cultural exchange and values of tolerance between the United Arab Emirates, its allies, and brotherly countries around the world.
VIP officials from government institutions in Dubai, consuls, and members of the diplomatic corps attended the ceremony, in addition to large numbers of intellectuals, journalists, members of Korean clubs, and those interested in Korean culture and arts.
The aim of organising this cultural event was to commemorate the anniversary of the late Sheikh Zayed’s birth and to celebrate the ‘Year of Zayed’ initiative, as well as to celebrate the Consulate General of South Korea for its tenth Dubai inauguration anniversary that included segments of Korean culture, music, dance, and arts.
To attract the largest possible number of visitors, the Consulate set up a platform to familiarise the public with the arts of Korean and Arabic calligraphy; there was also a special section dedicated to the display of traditional Korean clothes for visitors to wear and take memorable photos in. To illustrate the strong relations between the two countries, a photographic pavilion was also set in place to highlight the visit of the President of the Republic of Korea to the United Arab Emirates, demonstrating the successful projects that are being developed by Korean companies in different parts of the UAE.
On that day, visitors presented with traditional Korean music and dance, attracting a large regional audience. The organisers of the ceremony were interested in the promotion of culture, where a distinct pavilion was set up for a series of important Korean books recommended by the American newspaper Washington Post and the British newspaper The Guardian.
Dubai Culture aims to enhance Dubai’s cultural scene and draw attention to the UAE’s rich heritage. The Authority’s mandate is to build bridges of constructive dialogue between different civilisations and cultures to enhance Dubai's position as a creative and sustainable global city for culture, heritage, arts, and literature, with the aim to empower these sectors by developing creative and innovative projects and initiatives locally, regionally, and globally.
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About Dubai Culture & Arts Authority:
The Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) was launched on 8th March, 2008 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, in order to drive the growth of the city’s artistic and cultural landscape. The Authority’s vision is to establish Dubai as a global, creative, and sustainable city for culture, heritage, arts and literature, and to empower these sectors to bring happiness to Dubai’s society.
As part of its mandate, Dubai Culture has several initiatives focused on strengthening both the historic and modern cultural fabric of Dubai. These include Dubai Art Season, the city’s premier umbrella arts initiative, which kicks-off with Emirates Airline Festival of Literature and encompasses Art Dubai and SIKKA Art Fair, an annual event aimed at promoting Emirati and local artists in the UAE and the wider GCC region, as part of Art Week; Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre, an annual festival that fosters the art of theatre in the UAE and that is celebrating its 12th anniversary in 2018; and Dubai Next, a dynamic platform that aims to showcase the Emirate’s cultural ethos and its vibrant creative scene on the global stage.
The Authority’s other key initiatives include Creatopia (www.creatopia.ae), the nation’s first government empowered virtual community that guides and nurtures the creative culture of the nation and provides a platform of information and opportunities that lead to exposure and personal growth.
Dubai Culture also plays a leading role in support of the UAE National Strategy for Reading 2026, in particular by undertaking a major refurbishment of all Dubai Public Libraries branches to transform them into state-of-art cultural and artistic hubs. Across all of its branches, Dubai Public Library also provides children and young adults with a range of educational and entertaining activities that encourage the use of its facilities. The ‘Our Summer is Filled with Culture & Arts’ programme is a Dubai Public Library initiative that complements the UAE National Reading Strategy, offering activities open to all age groups, and which revolve around four key themes: happiness, reading, family and the future.
The Authority also manages more than 16 heritage sites across the Emirate, and is a key government stakeholder in the development of the Dubai Historical District. As the custodian Authority of Dubai’s museum sector, Dubai Culture officially launched Etihad Museum in December 2016. The museum provides a platform to encourage cultural exchange and to connect Emirati youth with their culture and history. As part of the Authority’s mandate to support Dubai’s vision of becoming the focal point of diverse cultural exchange regionally & globally, the museums will play a catalyst role in preserving Emirati Heritage.
For more information on Dubai Culture, visit www.dubaiculture.gov.ae
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