Culture minister visits ‘Museums Express’

SHARJAH / WAM

The country’s Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, Noura Al Kaabi, visited the first-of-its-kind ‘Museums Express’, a mobile museum, which was launched by the Sharjah Museums Authority last year, displaying replicas of exhibits from different Sharjah museums.
Al Kaabi did this during a stop at the Umm Omarah Girls School for Secondary Education in Khor Fakkan, and was accompanied by Manal Ataya, Director-General of Sharjah Museums Authority.
The Minister praised the initiative and said, “The ‘Museums Express’ project highlights the importance of museums and introduces the public to archaeological findings and treasures that the UAE is home to. With a rich database of information and unique experiences, this project innovatively combines entertainment and education to develop public awareness about the country’s history and successive civilisations that flourished here.”
Officials taking part in the tour also included Najla Abdullah Al Darwishi, District Director at the Ministry of Education.

Mohammed Al-Mulla, Secretary-General of Sharjah Private Education Authority; and representatives of Bee’ah, the initiative’s official sponsor.