Culture Summit Abu Dhabi discusses the impact of pandemic on culture sector and the importance of rooting culture in education

Culture Summit Abu Dhabi discusses the impact of pandemic on culture sector and the importance of rooting culture in education

Abu Dhabi, UAE – The first day of Culture Summit Abu Dhabi has kicked off in the UAE capital with an exciting programme of keynote speeches, discussions, sessions and cultural performances.

In a session that discusses the impact of the pandemic on culture, Her Excellency Noura Al Kaabi, the UAE Minister of Culture and Youth, said: “If an issue happens in Brazil or Iraq or Syria, it affects us as well, because culture is where we have common and shared humanity, we can protect the diversity of it and make sure that it evolves, not just by issuing 10 policies a year, but through practical policies.”

The Culture Summit is an example of a platform that brings together the public, private, government and academic sector to find such practical policies on the ground, she added.

His Excellency Mohamed Al Mubarak, Chairman of DCT Abu Dhabi said: “One of the main things we came out with [following the pandemic], is the continuous ability to share and put yourself out there; a blueprint that works in Abu Dhabi or Bahrain or New York, works at any cultural institution in the world, and that blueprint needs to be shared.”

Ernesto Ottone R., Assistant Director-General for Culture, UNESCO,