The Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Saudi Ministry of Culture have signed agreements to increase cultural cooperation.
The agreements seek to increase cooperation in the fields of museums, cultural heritage, theatre, performing arts, visual arts, architecture and design, libraries, and traditional and craft arts, as well as to enhance the exchange of ideas for regulations and policies.
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, who is the chairman of the board of directors of both commissions, attended the ceremony, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
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The first program, signed by the Museums Commission and the Shanghai Museum, focused on the long-term loans of artworks and archaeological collections, in addition to future cooperation in hosting the Kingdom’s Art Exhibition, featuring contemporary Saudi artists and organized by the Museums Commission at the Shanghai Museum.
The second program was an agreement…