’Men Fat Adimo Tah’ Festival encourages Egyptian heritage arts

Alexandria - 14 August: “Beit Al-Sannari Cultural Center in Cairo is working in cooperation with the Bibliotheca Alexandrina this year to exhibit a large number of Egyptian youth. The youth are innovative in the fields of traditional crafts. The cultural center wants to stimulate the national spirit and encourage innovation,” Dr. Mustafa El-Feki, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, stated on Sunday.


“ Men Fat Adimo Tah” event poster- via Beit Al-Sannari official facebook page

Dr. El-Feki pointed out that the creations of these young people will be presented in the seventh season of the ‘Men Fat Adimo Tah’ International Festival. The festival is organized by Beit El-Sannari Cultural Center from August 18-24, 2017.


Hand Crafts in Beit El-Sannari via Beit Al-Sannari official facebook page

The festival, which is dedicated to traditional handicrafts, hosts the Kingdom of Morocco as guest of honor this year, in cooperation with the Association of the Moroccan Social Community in Egypt.

The festival aims to present many of the experiences of Egyptian cities in preserving their heritage and traditional craftsmanship, which is considered to be the preserver of the Egypt’s national character. It is currently one of the most important traditional crafts festivals in the Middle East. The festival encourages crafts that have almost disappeared from Egypt, as well as innovation in the field of traditional crafts, by hosting young artists who offer new ideas in the field of traditional crafts.


Hand Crafts in Beit El-Sannari via Beit Al-Sannari official facebook page


This year's festival will feature many traditional and modern handicrafts, such as Khayamya traditional art, ceramics, pottery, leather, woodwork, thermal insulation, candles and other works.


Hand Crafts in Beit El-Sannari via Beit Al-Sannari official facebook page
The festival is accompanied by a series of artistic workshops to teach these crafts and live performances within the festival, in addition to lectures, scientific seminars and concerts.