Revitalisation of Muharraq - <p>Pearls have been an object of fascination for millennia, creating economies driven by these much-coveted jewels of the sea. The webinar provides a first-hand account of a remarkable award-winning project to create a pearl trail on the island of Muharraq in Bahrain. Noura al-Sayeh, Head of Architectural Affairs at the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, sheds light on the remarkable transformation of Muharraq honoring the legacy of the pearl trade.</p><p>This webinar is part of Converging Paths, an initiative of&nbsp;<a href="https://asiahousearts.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; transition-property: color, background-color, border-color; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: linear;">Asia House</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://barakat.org/" target="_blank" data-bypass="true">The Barakat Trust</a>, supported by the&nbsp;<span style="box-sizing: border-box; transition-property: color, background-color, border-color; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: linear;">Aga Khan Trust for Culture</span>, and it has been organised in partnership with the&nbsp;<span style="box-sizing: border-box; transition-property: color, background-color, border-color; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: linear;">Islamic Art Circle</span>&nbsp;at SOAS, University of London, United Kingdom.</p><p>Listen to the webinar here:&nbsp;<a href="https://barakat.org/latest-news/the-pearling-path-webinar-available-now/" target="_blank" data-bypass="true" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">The Pearling Path</a><br></p><p><span lang="EN-GB">To access the entire Converging Paths 2020 series please visit&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p><a href="https://asiahousearts.org/arts-in-isolation-podcasts-2/" target="_blank" data-bypass="true" style="font-weight: bold;">Asia House Converging Paths</a><br></p>

The Pearling Path

Type
video - external
Year
2021

Pearls have been an object of fascination for millennia, creating economies driven by these much-coveted jewels of the sea. The webinar provides a first-hand account of a remarkable award-winning project to create a pearl trail on the island of Muharraq in Bahrain. Noura al-Sayeh, Head of Architectural Affairs at the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, sheds light on the remarkable transformation of Muharraq honoring the legacy of the pearl trade.

This webinar is part of Converging Paths, an initiative of Asia House and The Barakat Trust, supported by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and it has been organised in partnership with the Islamic Art Circle at SOAS, University of London, United Kingdom.

Listen to the webinar here: The Pearling Path

To access the entire Converging Paths 2020 series please visit Asia House Converging Paths

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Copyright

Barakat Trust

Country

Bahrain

Language

English

Dimensions

31 minutes and 25 seconds

Site Types

urban design and development

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