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Apr 2018
59m 40s

Sharjah Museums

Tea With Culture
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In this episode we discuss the cultural growth and development in Sharjah through its consistently growing and developing Sharjah Museums Authority. Wael Hattar interviews Manal Ataya the Director General of Sharjah Museums Authority and Alya Al Mulla the Curator for Sharjah Art Museum and they discuss the over all idea of managing the museums and collecti ... Show More
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