Workshop offers Madaba schoolchildren a glimpse into city’s heritage

Workshop offers Madaba schoolchildren a glimpse into city’s heritage

AMMAN — As part of a joint initiative to engage the local community with its heritage through different educational programmes, two American scholars on Saturday organised a workshop for schoolchildren in Madaba.

Two co-directors of the Madaba Regional Archaeological Museum Project, (MRAMP) Douglas Clark of La Sierra University in Riverside, California, and Suzanne Richard of Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, organised the event at the Madaba Regional Archaeological Museum (MRAM).

The workshop is part of a joint initiative of MRAMP, Petra National Trust (PNT) and the Department of Antiquities to engage the local community in heritage preservation, said Clark.