2019 Annual Report

We can proudly look back on 2019 as a year in which Abu Dhabi confirmed itself to be a world-leading cultural city. The depth and diversity of all our cultural endeavours have been inspirational and have continued to anchor our city in its heritage while nurturing creativity and building capacity of the culture sector.

2019 was also a year in which we looked to the future, with the development of a five-year cultural strategy to strengthen and enhance the culture sector’s foundations and infrastructure. The strategic objectives were defined based on a rich legacy and targeting ambitious goals. Preserving our heritage is one of our key objectives and the Department emphasised our initiatives related to the conservation of the emirate’s modern heritage, as well as the dissemination of Intangible Cultural Heritage that celebrates the achievements of our recent past. Development of guidelines, regulations, financial and nonfinancial incentives to celebrate, protect, and maintain our cultural heritage were clearly defined for the next five years.

With these strong foundations in place, we remain focused on growing a sustainable culture sector that contributes to economic growth and diversification. Hence, we are dedicated to further nurturing the market, creating a lasting social and economic impact, and extending the culture value chain to include the dissemination and transfer of knowledge, capacity building and strong cultural partnerships across the world.

HE Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak
Chairman
Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi

2019 Annual Report - Vol 1 - Culture

2019 Annual Report - Vol 2 - Tourism