Sayyid Theyazin issues decision to form team for "Omani Cultural Laboratories" project

Muscat- HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, has issued a decision to form the "Omani Cultural Laboratories" (OCL) project team.

The initiative constitutes a collaborative effort undertaken by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, the Cultural Club and Bait Al Zubair Foundation. The project seeks to encourage initiatives, partnerships and cooperation among various sectors to promote cultural action locally and internationally.

The OCL project keeps pace with the Sultanate of Oman’s cultural strategy’s objectives, notably in terms of promoting innovation, studies and research that enhance creativity and development, and the extent to which these are linked to the pillar of cultural communication.

This is envisaged through the exchange of expertise (in Oman and abroad), cultural dialogue with countries around the world, partnership and integration with relevant local and international institutions.

The OCL aim to strengthen the bonds of cultural and civilizational collaboration and to highlight Omani people’s efforts and accumulated knowledge through the implementation of research projects, cultural programmes, exhibitions, meetings and other events that explore shared cognitive values ​​with nations through cooperation with cultural and academic institutions abroad.

Through its direct supervision of the OCL project, the Ministry affirms its commitment to support joint cultural initiatives, integrate institutional efforts and contribute to the effective representation of Omani identity and consolidation of the Sultanate of Oman's presence on the regional and international cultural arenas, based on the concept of cultural diplomacy as a strategic tool for communicating with the world.