About the Seminar

 
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The Diriyah Global Seminar is a dynamic gathering aimed at exploring contexts, perspectives, and advanced solutions related to understanding the wider human, cultural, and social development of Diriyah and its surrounding regions.

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Bringing together a wide spectrum of experts, scholars, and professionals from diverse backgrounds, the seminar will include panels and sessions exploring a range of topics such as material, textual, and intangible heritage of Diriyah’s heritage.

Diriyah Global Seminar 2024 will examine the role of Diriyah and Central Arabia in strategic cultural awareness and global exchange, under the theme “The Crossroads of Trade and Tradition: Diriyah and Central Arabia’s Role in Global Exchange.”

Diriyah Global Seminar 2024 Topics

 

Material Heritage

 

Textual Heritage

 

Intangible Heritage

The physical legacies of Diriyah & Central Arabia's role in trade, from archaeological findings to environmental impacts, and how these artifacts reflect the exchange of various traditions.
The stories captured in manuscripts, travel accounts, and linguistic shifts that chronicle, through trade, the historical facets of the cultural fabric of Diriyah & Central Arabia
The oral histories, nomadic traditions, and artistic expressions born from Diriyah & Central historical facets of the cultural fabric of Arabia's position as a trading Diriyah & Central Arabia nexus, and their enduring impact on the Arabian Peninsula's intangible heritage.



 

Seminar Agenda​

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Seminar Date

8-9 December

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About the Venue

Diriyah Education Office

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