Abu Dhabi summit discusses impact of pandemic on culture

Abu Dhabi / WAM 

The first day of Culture Summit Abu Dhabi 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, Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, 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.

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.”