Deputy PM briefed on culture authority projects

TDT | Manama

Deputy Prime Minister His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa received Bahrain Culture and Antiquities Authority (BACA) president Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa. Shaikha Mai briefed HH Shaikh Mohammed on the book “Dilmun Land of Density”, dedicated to celebrating the incredible density of the historical and cultural assets of Bahrain.

HH Shaikh Mohammed expressed his appreciation of the efforts by BACA and Shaikha Mai to launch programmes and projects in various regions of the Kingdom to revive its heritage, root its culture and propagate its history and ancient civilisation.

Shaikha Mai expressed gratitude to HH Shaikh Mohammed for his support to BACA in its endeavors to highlight Bahrain’s history and culture HH Shaikh Mohammed with Shaikha Mai locally and internationally.

Shaikha Mai presented the four projects that BACA will launch during this year:

• The opening of the pedestrian bridge linking the Bu Maher Fort with the beginning of the Pearling Trail, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The bridge, to be used by visitors to the trail, will be completed next year.

• The completion of the project for the restoration of Al Fadhil Mosque minaret after restoring its details as they were when it was built, to harmonise with the unique urban look in the capital.

• The opening of the textile factory in Bani Jamra that aims to revive and revitalise the textile trade for which Bahrain has been known for for more than a century.

• The Sound and Light Project in the Shaikh Salman bin Ahmed Al Fateh Fort in Riffa that narrates the history of the Al Khalifa family in Bahrain