The first conference on cultural policies

07 June 2010, Lebanon

Culture Resource and the European Cultural Foundation held the first conference on cultural policies in the Arab world in cooperation with Doen Foundation and the British Council. The conference took in Beirut during Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th of June.

The conference aimed to discuss the current situation of cultural policies in the Arab region and their implications on cultural work in the region.  The attendees included a wide range of culture professionals from Arab countries, representatives of governmental cultural institutions from Morocco, Jordan, Palestine and Egypt and some of European Cultural organizations including: Robert Palmer, Director of Culture and Cultural and National Heritage at the Council of Europe, France ;Osman Kavala, Chairman of the board, Anadolu Kültür, Turkey; Sarah Gardner, Executive Director, International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA), Australia; Zeyneb Farhat, Cultural Expert and Manager of El Teatro, Tunis; Amin El Zaoui, Novelist, Algeria.