DIRECTORATE OF HERITAGE

Establishment of the Directorate of Heritage in Sharjah, under the Department of Culture and Information, took place in June 1993. The Directorate is taking care of the preservation of old buildings and conservation of heritage all over the Emirate. It is in charge of the heritage museums and for the collection and preservation of heritage material. The Directorate promotes local folklore and provides service in this respect to those people who are interested in studying or doing researches in these fields. Moreover it organizes lectures and symposiums and thereby provides information on popular heritage to the public. The Directorate of Heritage consists the following sections :

 

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