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In
the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership, and under
the Museum With No Frontiers
(MWNF) Exhibition Trails Cycle
entitled Islamic Art in the
Mediterranean, the Jordanian
Department of Antiquities inaugurated the
Jordan Trail, which is entitled The
Umayyads: The Rise of Islamic Art. Jordan is one of
15 Euro-Mediterranean countries participating in the
exhibition's cycle, where each country displays through its own
trail the artistic, architectural, and urban planning features
that represent, within the original context, a prominent period
of Islamic civilization. The European
Commission, the Jordanian Ministry
of Tourism and antiquities, and the Jordanian Ministry
of Culture provided support for the organization of
this project, which aims at developing cultural heritage and
tourism in Jordan as well as contributing, along with other MWNF
exhibition trails, to enhancing the Euro-Islamic dialogue. (For
more information concerning MWNF and its exhibitions, see its
web site at http://www.mwnf.org.
For additional information concerning the Jordan trail, see the
Other news sections below.)
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Each of the
Department of Architecture at the Jordan
University of Science and Technology in Irbid, and
the University of Jordan
in Amman hosted an exhibition on the works of the renowned Swiss
architect Mario Botta. The
exhibition was cosponsored by the Swiss
Embassy in Amman and Darat
al-Funun - The Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation. |
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