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Rare pearls to be showcased-The pearl exhibition highlights the rare collections owned by Bahraini pearl merchant Ibrahim Mattar.
By NOREEN AL THAWADI
A GLITTERING display of pearls and Islamic coins goes on permanent display at the Bahrain National Museum from tomorrow.
The display will be opened as part of an evening celebrating Bahrain's heritage, which will also include a string of literary awards.
It is all part of new moves to bring alive Bahrain's history and heritage by the Information Ministry's Culture and National Heritage Directorate.
They were announced by Culture and National Heritage Assistant Under-Secretary Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa at a Press conference at the museum yesterday.
She said the permanent display of pearls and Islamic coins would be opened at 7.30pm under the patronage of the Information Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar.
The pearls exhibition will highlight the rare collections owned by Bahraini pearl merchant Ibrahim Mattar, said Shaikha Mai.
"The collections consist of uniquely-shaped pearls that we are sure the visitors of the museum will admire," she said. A large pear-shaped pearl (called sijna in the pearl diving dictionary), discovered in 1976, is one of the many attractions on display.
Information about this pearl and all the others will be available for visitors.
A collection of Islamic coins provided by the Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) will be on display alongside the pearls.
"The coins were formerly on display at the BMA museum, but now that they are here at the Bahrain museum, we hope that they will receive more exposure," said Shaikha Mai.
The opening of the display will be followed by an honouring ceremony for the banks and national institutions that contributed to celebrations in April to mark 50 years since archaeologists discovered evidence of the ancient Dilmun civilisation.
They are the Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK), Investcorp, National Bank of Bahrain, Batelco and the South Bay Group.
BBK presented the Culture and National Heritage directorate with BD26,682 in order to obtain the documents related to the Danish expedition which made the discovery, from the Moesgaard Museum in Denmark.
Investcorp also gave BD 5,000 to obtain picture archives related to those excavations.
NBB paid BD 12,540 to finance the publishing of a book under the title of Barbar Temple.
A concert held by Danish performers to mark the celebrations was sponsored by Batelco to the tune of BD12,000.
Four Danish researchers specialised in pottery and glass carried out studies in Bahrain, sponsored with BD4,440 from the South Bay Group.
"We have to show the private sector our appreciation for their faith in the role that the directorate adopts in promoting culture in Bahrain," said Shaikha Mai.
Winners of various literary awards for last year will also be honoured during the evening. In the poetry category, poet Qassim Haddad won first place for his collection of poems called The Witch Woke Me Up.
Novelist Ameen Saleh won an award for Hostages of the Unknown.
The short story award goes to Jamal Al Khayat for the collection Scent of the Night.
A translation award goes to Abdulla Ahmed Al Mahmeed for his collection of research and articles called Cultural Shining.
First prize for human and social studies went to Mr Haddad for The Hope Workshop and finally the award for critical writing went to novelist Abdulla Khalifa for his book The Novelist in the Narrative World of Mohammed Abdul Malik.
Writer Ahmed Al Shamlan will also be honoured at the event.
Meanwhile, the museum's fine arts hall will reopen soon, said Shaikha Mai.
"The paintings on display will be also be updated soon."
The directorate's First Issue scheme will also be returning.
It previously helped young writers get their works published for the first time.
"A committee will be set up to evaluate the works of the writers and decide which deserve to be published," said Shaikha Mai.
Building Bridges between the directorate and cultural societies and theatres is also one of the directorate's new strategies, she said.
The museum's coffee shop will also be reopened, but a date has not been fixed yet.
Rare pearls to be showcased-The pearl exhibition highlights the rare collections owned by Bahraini pearl merchant Ibrahim Mattar.
By NOREEN AL THAWADI
A GLITTERING display of pearls and Islamic coins goes on permanent display at the Bahrain National Museum from tomorrow.
The display will be opened as part of an evening celebrating Bahrain's heritage, which will also include a string of literary awards.
It is all part of new moves to bring alive Bahrain's history and heritage by the Information Ministry's Culture and National Heritage Directorate.
They were announced by Culture and National Heritage Assistant Under-Secretary Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa at a Press conference at the museum yesterday.
She said the permanent display of pearls and Islamic coins would be opened at 7.30pm under the patronage of the Information Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar.
The pearls exhibition will highlight the rare collections owned by Bahraini pearl merchant Ibrahim Mattar, said Shaikha Mai.
"The collections consist of uniquely-shaped pearls that we are sure the visitors of the museum will admire," she said. A large pear-shaped pearl (called sijna in the pearl diving dictionary), discovered in 1976, is one of the many attractions on display.
Information about this pearl and all the others will be available for visitors.
A collection of Islamic coins provided by the Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) will be on display alongside the pearls.
"The coins were formerly on display at the BMA museum, but now that they are here at the Bahrain museum, we hope that they will receive more exposure," said Shaikha Mai.
The opening of the display will be followed by an honouring ceremony for the banks and national institutions that contributed to celebrations in April to mark 50 years since archaeologists discovered evidence of the ancient Dilmun civilisation.
They are the Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK), Investcorp, National Bank of Bahrain, Batelco and the South Bay Group.
BBK presented the Culture and National Heritage directorate with BD26,682 in order to obtain the documents related to the Danish expedition which made the discovery, from the Moesgaard Museum in Denmark.
Investcorp also gave BD 5,000 to obtain picture archives related to those excavations.
NBB paid BD 12,540 to finance the publishing of a book under the title of Barbar Temple.
A concert held by Danish performers to mark the celebrations was sponsored by Batelco to the tune of BD12,000.
Four Danish researchers specialised in pottery and glass carried out studies in Bahrain, sponsored with BD4,440 from the South Bay Group.
"We have to show the private sector our appreciation for their faith in the role that the directorate adopts in promoting culture in Bahrain," said Shaikha Mai.
Winners of various literary awards for last year will also be honoured during the evening. In the poetry category, poet Qassim Haddad won first place for his collection of poems called The Witch Woke Me Up.
Novelist Ameen Saleh won an award for Hostages of the Unknown.
The short story award goes to Jamal Al Khayat for the collection Scent of the Night.
A translation award goes to Abdulla Ahmed Al Mahmeed for his collection of research and articles called Cultural Shining.
First prize for human and social studies went to Mr Haddad for The Hope Workshop and finally the award for critical writing went to novelist Abdulla Khalifa for his book The Novelist in the Narrative World of Mohammed Abdul Malik.
Writer Ahmed Al Shamlan will also be honoured at the event.
Meanwhile, the museum's fine arts hall will reopen soon, said Shaikha Mai.
"The paintings on display will be also be updated soon."
The directorate's First Issue scheme will also be returning.
It previously helped young writers get their works published for the first time.
"A committee will be set up to evaluate the works of the writers and decide which deserve to be published," said Shaikha Mai.
Building Bridges between the directorate and cultural societies and theatres is also one of the directorate's new strategies, she said.
The museum's coffee shop will also be reopened, but a date has not been fixed yet.
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