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JEDDAH: Saudi museums and cultural organizations celebrated International Museum Day on Tuesday by showcasing the Kingdom’s heritage and treasures to the world.
As many institutions around the world prepare to reopen after being closed for the past year because of the pandemic, the theme of the global event is “The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine.”
In keeping with this, the Saudi Ministry of Culture (MoC) marked Museum Day with a virtual concert at the National Museum in Riyadh, which was live-streamed on the ministry’s YouTube channel. The list of performers included Saudi Opera singer Sawsan Al-Bahiti, oud player and singer Abdullah Saad, cellist Mohammed Alguthmi, pianist Daniele Ciminiello and musicians Elvin and Joe Hodson.
The Piano Is Her Weapon of Change in Saudi Arabia
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Abeer Balubaid is Saudi Arabia s first professional female pianist, rising at a time the kingdom is taking baby steps toward cultural reforms.
By Tania Bhattacharya
April30, 2021
Abeer Balubaid is Saudi Arabia’s first professional female pianist, rising at a time the kingdom is taking baby steps toward cultural reforms.
But can she and the students she’s training to follow in her stead truly break free of the social shackles that continue to bind women in the country?
A half-filled auditorium with socially distanced audience members was buzzing as Al Farabi, a local band, played in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, a few months ago. Then, another musician was welcomed to join them. The only woman onstage, she sat at the piano and began to play, her face hidden by a fierce mane that danced as her hands flitted across the keys. The songs were her compositions one a
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Needless to say, the only guide available for them is YouTube, friends with music backgrounds or traveling abroad.
Saudis have welcomed the Minister of Culture’s decision to issue the first licenses to two musical training institutes in the Kingdom, with a specialized online platform to be launched in 90 days.
“I announce the issuance of the first license for two music institutes in the Kingdom,” said Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan on Monday.
He called on enthusiasts in the music sector to apply via the platform. “I call everyone interested in the private and nonprofit sectors to submit license applications for institutes in various cultural fields through the platform that will open in 90 days.”
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