ABU DHABI: A Classical Film Museum celebrating the pioneers of Arab cinema is being planned for Abu Dhabi.
The launch of the project was announced by the UAE Cultural Ambassadorship at the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization during an event in Paris on Monday, the Emirates News Agency reported.
The museum is part of a cultural program being organized by Anassi Media and the Paris-based Arab World Institute. The participants in Monday’s event included Jack Lang, president of the AWI, Maadhad Hareb Mughair Al-Khaili, the Emirati ambassador to France, along with other Arab and foreign diplomats and artists.
Lang thanked ALECSO for choosing the Arab World Institute to organize this cultural event honoring pioneering Arab filmmakers.