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The “13/16” project is a Saudi cultural project launched by the Ministry of Culture in 2020. It aims to document the artistic and cultural movement in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . A field team implements the project under the ministry's supervision to explore the manifestations of the cultural sectors and their support across all thirteen regions of Saudi Arabia. This is achieved through capturing photographs, or video clips to create a visual library of Saudi culture. Culture encompa...

The Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts , known as the Society of Culture and Arts, is a society aimed at nurturing young talents, developing arts and culture, preserving and advancing heritage, and supporting artistic and social interests in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was established in 1973. The Establishment of the Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts Establishing the Arab Saudi Society for Culture and Arts originated from a group of poets, actors, musicians, and artists ai...

The National Urban Heritage Register is an entity that aims to identify, classify, and document urban heritage buildings and sites across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is a branch of the National Antiquities Register, encompassing all types and forms of urban heritage sites and antiquities It was established by the Heritage Commission to serve as a national document for urban heritage sites in the Kingdom. Goals of the National Urban Heritage Register It aims to transform the urban environmen...

It is a global fund established by the Royal Commission for al-Ula in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It specializes in safeguarding the Arabian leopard, improving its chances of survival, and ensuring its ongoing coexistence with its natural prey. The Arabian leopard has been classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as critically endangered and at severe risk. The number of Arabian leopards classified as critically endangered, according to the IUCN, is estimated to ...

The Jax Art Festival is a collection of artworks, activities, and artistic programs presented at the Diriyah Biennale headquarters in the JAX district in the Diriyah Governorate, part of the Riyadh region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Ministry of Culture inaugurated it on July 14, 2022. The festivities lasted for ten days, with the participation of several local and international artists, supported by the Quality of Life Program, one of the Saudi Vision 2030 initiatives. It included vario...

The Year of Saudi Coffee is an initiative launched by the Ministry of Culture. It aimed to celebrate Saudi coffee throughout 2022, by organizing initiatives, events, and activities all year round, with participation from various government and private entities. A special visual identity was also created for the Year of Saudi Coffee initiative, which accompanies all events, activities, and designs presented by the ministry or its partners. Because Saudi coffee is an important element of local cu...

The NEOM Media Village is a village that houses sound studios and film production support facilities, based in NEOM , northwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was opened on September 14, 2022. Studios of NEOM Media Village The NEOM Media Village and the Bajdah Desert Studios witnessed the operation of three sound studios, producing films that meet demand from both regional and international production. During the trial operation period, they provided support for around twenty-five televisio...

The Cultural Development Fund is one of the channels for developing the cultural sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is one of the tools used to stimulate investment in the cultural sector, aiming to enhance efficiency and have a positive impact on the country's social and economic sectors. The Cultural Development Fund was established in 2021 as a legal entity with administrative and financial independence. It is organizationally affiliated with the National Development Fund, and it...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's millennia-old antiquities are archaeological sites that hold both immovable and movable artifacts, whether located underground or underwater, all within the country's borders. The Kingdom boasts numerous historical sites and landmarks that weave the narrative of not only the Kingdom itself but also the broader history of the Arabian Peninsula. The Kingdom is recognized as one of the oldest human settlement areas and a crossroads for many ancient civilizat...

The Saudi Noqush Initiative is a Saudi national initiative that specializes in rock and written inscriptions on mountains and valleys in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Heritage Commission of the Ministry of Culture launched it in November 2021. It aims to assure the cultural value of these kinds of arts and also to engage the community in searching for and discovering them in the provinces of the Kingdom. The initiative contributed to the discovery of about 3 thousand inscriptions, writings, ...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - The Kingdom was one of the first countries to participate in the establishment of UNESCO in 1946. It was among the pioneer twenty countries that gathered in London right after World War II to establish the organization that sought to consolidate a true culture of peace based on intellectual and moral solidarity in order to prevent another world war. In 1964, the Kingdom appointed Hamad...

Mud houses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reflect one of the earliest architectural concepts upon which homes, forts, palaces, and houses were built in the Kingdom. These constructions are based on the use of mud, a common material in most building processes. Mud is used for both interior and exterior walls and acts as a binding material between the stone foundations. It is mixed with straw to prevent cracking. Materials used in mud houses in the Kingdom One of the materials used in mud archite...