Sharjah Institute for Heritage, University City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Sharjah Institute for Heritage, University City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
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The Sharjah International Award for Cultural Heritage seeks to recognize outstanding and high-quality efforts at the local, Arab, and international levels in the safeguarding and documentation of cultural heritage, as well as successful practices aimed at ensuring its sustainability. It also promotes a spirit of scientific competition, both theoretical and applied, among researchers and practitioners engaged in academic and fieldwork related to heritage preservation and documentation. In addition, the Award honors Living Human Treasures, highlighting the vital role of narrators who transmit oral literary masterpieces, heritage knowledge, and traditional craftsmanship skills in preserving humanity’s cultural heritage and ensuring its continuity.
The Sharjah International Award for Cultural Heritage is the first Arab international honorary award based on standardized scientific criteria. It was established by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, under Emiri Decree No. (19) of 2017 as a legal entity with full legal capacity to act within the scope of its objectives. The Award is granted to individuals, groups, or projects, and its main purpose is to recognize and honor outstanding efforts in the safeguarding, protection, study, and sustainability of cultural heritage. It is organized around three main fields: Best Practices in Safeguarding Elements of Cultural Heritage; Best Narrators and Heritage Bearers (Living Human Treasures); and Best Research and Studies in Cultural Heritage. These fields comprise nine categories, with three categories under each field: Local, Arab, and International.
To recognize outstanding efforts made at the local, Arab, and international levels in the field of safeguarding and document cultural heritage, and in ensuring its continuity and sustainability.
To foster a spirit of fair competition among scholars and practitioners engaged in academic and field research in the field of cultural heritage.
To recognize safeguarding practices of cultural heritage and to award the most outstanding ones, in accordance with internationally recognized standards in this field.
To honor Living Human Treasures and to highlight their role in transmitting knowledge and expertise, as well as in promoting oral storytelling techniques and the role of narrators.
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