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Ministry of Culture (Saudi Arabia)

The Ministry of Culture (MoC; Arabic: وزارة الثقافة) is a governmental organization in Saudi Arabia was established in June 2018 and responsible for various aspects of Saudi culture.[1][2] The Minister of Culture is Prince Badr bin Farhan Al-Saud who was appointed as its new and first minister.[1][3]

Ministry of Culture

Badr bin Abdullah Al Saud, the current Minister of Culture since 2018
Agency overview
FormedJune 2, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-06-02)
JurisdictionGovernment of Saudi Arabia
HeadquartersRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Agency executive
WebsiteOfficial English Website

History

In 1962 the ministry of information was founded to be in charge of information and media before it was renamed to "Ministry of Culture and Information" in 2003 to include culture affairs under its umbrella.[4] Later, on 1 June 2018 the culture was separated from the media resulting in two different ministries; Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Media.[1][4]

Cultural Commissions

The following list contains the commissions operating under the Ministry of Culture:[5]

LogoNameWebsite
Film Commissionfilm.moc.gov.sa/en
Music Commissionmusic.moc.gov.sa/en
Fashion Commissionfashion.moc.gov.sa/en
Heritage Commissionheritage.moc.gov.sa/en
Libraries Commissionlibraries.moc.gov.sa/en
Museums Commissionmuseums.moc.gov.sa/en
Visual Arts Commissionvisualarts.moc.gov.sa/en
Culinary Arts Commissionculinary.moc.gov.sa/en
Architecture and Design Commissionarchdesign.moc.gov.sa/en
Theater and Performing Arts Commissionperformingarts.moc.gov.sa/en
Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commissionlpt.moc.gov.sa/en

Cultural Awards

Cultural Awards are awards presented to Saudi individuals, cultural groups and organizations for their cultural contributions. The awards are presented in an annual events organized by the Ministry of Culture. The Cultural Awards were launched in 2020.[6]

The following is a list of award categories:[7]

Main Awards

  • Cultural Pioneer Award
  • Youth Cultural Award
  • International Cultural Excellence Award
  • Business Owners Award
  • Cultural Institutions Award (For-Profit)
  • Cultural Institutions Award (Non-Profit)

Sector Awards

  • Literature Award
  • Publishing Award
  • Theater and Performing Arts Award
  • Culinary Arts Award
  • Architecture and Design Award
  • Translation Award
  • Fashion Award
  • Film Award
  • National Heritage Award
  • Music Award
  • Visual Arts Award

Cultural Years

Starting from 2020, the Ministry of Culture started giving a name that relates to Saudi culture to every year.[8][9][10][11] This is a list containing the years and their corresponding names:

LogoYearNameWebsite
2020/2021Year of Arabic CalligraphyOfficial Website
2022Year of Saudi CoffeeOfficial Website
2023Year of Arabic PoetryOfficial Website
2024Year of the CamelOfficial Website

See also

References

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