Egypt opens new venue to promote intangible cultural heritage

STORY: Egypt opens new venue to promote intangible cultural heritage DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:39 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1 various of the inauguration ceremony of the House of Heritage in Cairo, Egypt 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NEVEEN AL-KILANY, Egyptian Minister of Culture 3 various of the House of Heritage 4 SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NURIA SANZ, Director of the UNESCO Cairo Office 5 various of artisans working on a variety of traditional handicrafts 6 SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): FATMA AL-HAWARY, Trainee at Foustat Traditional Crafts Center STORYLINE: Egypt's Ministry of Culture inaugurated on Sunday evening a new venue to showcase and preserve the country's rich intangible cultural heritage with a ceremony featuring traditional music and dance. The venue, named the House of Heritage, is located inside the Foustat Traditional Crafts Center in Cairo and was inaugurated by Egyptian Minister of Culture Neveen Al-Kilany and representatives from the United Nations Educational, Scientifi