– Kuwait’s National Council for Culture, Art and Letters is organizing a virtual seminar about “Arab Museums .. Development and Culture,” part of NCCAL’s online activities held amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The July 23-25 seminar features specialists from a host of countries, like Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Tunisia and Iraq, talking about educational strategies over […]
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Kuwait postpones cultural activities to ’21 due to coronavirus
– Kuwait’s Information Minister Mohammad Al-Jabri decided to postpone this year’s cultural and artistic festivals and activities of the National Council of Culture, Art and Letters (NCCAL) to 2021. Al-Jabri, acting upon a recommendation of NCCAL’s Committee of Trustees, also postponed Kuwait 45th International Book Fair, originally scheduled for November, due to the coronavirus […]
“Kuwait in Ottoman Documents” book gifted to Kuwait Amir
The State of Kuwait Ambassador to Turkey Ghassan Al-Zawawi on Tuesday received from the center of historic research of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation a copy of the book, “Kuwait in Ottoman Documents,” addressed as a gift to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The official Turkish news agency, Anadolu, quoted the […]
UNESCO opens nominations for Jaber Al-Ahmad digital prize
UNESCO announced on Wednesday that it will open nominations for the 2020-2021 Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Prize for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. Kuwaitآ’s Permanent Delegate to UNESCO Dr. Adam Al-Mullah said in a press statement to KUNA that the last date to submit entries will be next September. The prize encourages society […]
Instagram exhibition highlights solidarity against COVID-19
A social media exhibition hosting abstract painters from Kuwait and the Gulf is a message of solidarity in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, the head of a Kuwaiti cultural organisation said on Tuesday. The Ramadan event, “Kuwait Is Our Home,” launched by the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters on social networking website, […]
Kuwaiti artists express devotion to Kuwait in lockdown works
Some Kuwaiti painters have invested time during the coronavirus-warranted lockdown, producing unique works that depicted their deep passion and devotion for the homeland, Kuwait. Head of Kuwait Formative Arts Society Abdulrasoul Salman said in a statement on Saturday that painters of the association achieved remarkable works in their marathon isolation in their houses. He called […]