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Ithra marks National Day with exhibitions, competitions and performances

Ithra marks National Day with exhibitions, competitions and performances
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Ithra's "Kingdom of Cultures" exhibition is an interactive, state-of-the-art look at Saudi heritage, history, and culture. (Supplied)
Ithra marks National Day with exhibitions, competitions and performances
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Ithra's "Kingdom of Cultures" exhibition is an interactive, state-of-the-art look at Saudi heritage, history, and culture. (Supplied)
Ithra marks National Day with exhibitions, competitions and performances
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Ithra's "Kingdom of Cultures" exhibition is an interactive, state-of-the-art look at Saudi heritage, history, and culture. (Supplied)
Ithra marks National Day with exhibitions, competitions and performances
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Ithra's "Kingdom of Cultures" exhibition is an interactive, state-of-the-art look at Saudi heritage, history, and culture. (Supplied)
Ithra marks National Day with exhibitions, competitions and performances
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Ithra's "Kingdom of Cultures" exhibition is an interactive, state-of-the-art look at Saudi heritage, history, and culture. (Supplied)
Ithra marks National Day with exhibitions, competitions and performances
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Ithra's "Kingdom of Cultures" exhibition is an interactive, state-of-the-art look at Saudi heritage, history, and culture. (Supplied)
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Updated 23 September 2020

Ithra marks National Day with exhibitions, competitions and performances

Ithra marks National Day with exhibitions, competitions and performances
  • The study reveals a need to protect and preserve Saudi heritage in the face of cultural homogenization

RIYADH: The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) is marking 抖阴短视频鈥檚 90th National Day with exhibitions, a scavenger hunt, a fine dining pop-up, and artistic performances.

The center started its National Day celebrations on Sept. 21 and the activities run through to Sept. 26.聽

Rania Biltagi, the head of communication and partnerships at Ithra, said she hoped that people this year would ask themselves what being Saudi meant to them.

鈥淚 am proud to be part of an organization created as a creative and cultural destination perfectly positioned to drive and participate in conversations such as these,鈥 she told Arab News. 鈥淥ur mandate involves igniting cultural curiosity, exploring knowledge and inspiring creativity, and it鈥檚 a task we don鈥檛 take lightly.鈥

鈥淪audi at heart, multicultural by nature鈥 had been the Ithra motto from the start, she said, and the center was always looking inward even as it looked outward.

Biltagi shared the results of research that Ithra had conducted about the impact of globalization on 抖阴短视频鈥檚 culture.

鈥淭he study reveals a need to protect and preserve Saudi heritage in the face of cultural homogenization. However, it also shows that Saudis are willing and able to embrace modernity and globalization while still cherishing their unique national identity.鈥

Ithra has created the 鈥淜ingdom of Cultures鈥 exhibition, which will take visitors on an interactive and state-of-the-art journey through 抖阴短视频鈥檚 lands and tell stories about the Saudi people. It will also feature crafts, dialects and customs.

Writer and Saudi heritage expert Ali Ibrahim Moghawi said he was honored to be participating in the festival as part of the 鈥淔lower Men鈥 booth.

鈥淭o be representing our great nation at the very place where oil was first discovered, a place that represents the heart of progress in 抖阴短视频, the place that has done the most to respect our heritage and support every Saudi generation future, past, and present, is an honor,鈥 he told Arab News.

Ithra has scheduled musical performances from Saudi band Al-Farabi, which will also feature the pianist Abeer Balubaid and singer Ameen Farsi. Award-winning poet Abdulatif Almubarak will host an evening of poetry 鈥 鈥淎swat鈥 鈥 accompanied by musicians in a celebration of Saudi civilization.

The center has devised a pop-up restaurant called Takya, which will offer guests a fine dining experience with Saudi fusion cuisine and modern takes on old favorites.

It has also announced plans to revamp and renovate an old farmer鈥檚 market in Alkhobar鈥檚 Al-Ulaya district to give it an energetic and artsy edge. The covered space is being redecorated and will feature areas for art and music, in addition to a dedicated and upgraded space where local farmers can sell their produce.

Ithra plans to curate installations at the market to make it more visually appealing as well as to take art and creativity directly to the community.

It has scheduled two celebration sessions a day with limited space and occupancy. The first runs from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. while the second is from 8:30 p.m. until midnight.

Tickets to the events, as well as the special performances, are available on Ithra鈥檚 website.