The power of culture to transform societies is a key message from the opening day of this year’s Culture Summit Abu Dhabi.
Running at Manarat Al Saadiyat until Tuesday, the sixth iteration of the event brings together thought leaders from various fields, including government, the arts, heritage, film and music for discussions surrounding their respective sectors.
In his opening keynote, Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, reaffirmed the summit’s mission to elevate the importance of culture in policy circles.
“In today’s world, we need culture more than ever as it allows us to understand each other a little bit more,” he said. “Once we get to this level, then we are in a world of understanding where dialogue will solve issues and nothing else.
“We’ll return to the days of intellectual thought of understanding each other’s backgrounds, our pasts and our present equally.”
Mubarak outlined part of DCT Abu Dhabi’s expansive…