Challenges of Traditional Crafts Centers In Egypt | ||||
| Arts and Architecture Journal | ||||
| Volume 3, Issue 1, June 2022, Page 28-58 PDF (489.71 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/aaj.2022.242285 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Emad Abdel Mohsen | ||||
| Researcher | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Traditional crafts are considered the most important pillar of any country's tangible legacy. In Egypt, some of special properties for traditional crafts that are in each region have its own distinctive traditional crafts that belong to centuries long ago. Through sequence of periods, these crafts attracted people who are interested in Egyptian legacy, from all over the world. Moreover, there were individual and infrequent attempts resulted in opening markets for those valuable and high quality products. We have seen how Chinese recently affected cultural manufactures field and this expression means what is related to traditional crafts in all over the world. In later titles, we will elaborate in details the cooperation between China and Culture Ministry of Egypt, regarding this point and its shortcomings. Furthermore, we have to shed light on the role of state institutions in protecting traditional crafts and how they promote them, in comparison to the role of civil society institutions in regard to this field. We are going to have a commentary on each following theme, deducing results and recommended solutions. The Egyptian traditional handicrafts are the result of the cumulative experiences of the community which reflects the cultural heritage of the individuals and their relationships with one another, with the available resources and also with the surrounded environment. These traditional handicrafts are varied according to many issues, but in general the result is always artistic and fascinating. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Traditional Crafts; Jewelers; UNESCO; Protecting Heritage; Civil Community | ||||
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