It is the result of a participatory and inclusive process involving nearly 125 Member States that began in 2006 in Lisbon and was completed in 2010 in Seoul with two key documents: a roadmap and an agenda setting global goals in the field of arts and cultural education. But, nearly fifteen years later, some issues such as the development of artificial intelligence needed a review to develop a UNESCO Framework in this field. These points were discussed and the Framework was adopted on Thursday, 15 February at the World Conference on Cultural and Arts Education Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, which brought together ministers of culture and education from around the world – including Rachida Dati.
The Framework will become an essential tool for Member States and turn key principles into concrete actions. It will share best practices and innovative ideas, anchor the cultural dimension in education systems and strengthen a global alliance for cultural and artistic education. It is structured around three axes with first a funding program for cultural and artistic educational institutions. Then a targeted strategy on Africa with training, capacity building and knowledge sharing. Finally, a holistic approach to arts and cultural education based on UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet), with 12,000 schools in 182 countries, the Louis Massignon High School in Abu Dhabi joins this network by obtaining its label.
Enhanced cultural cooperation with the United Arab Emirates
The visit of Rachida Dati, Minister of Culture, to the United Arab Emirates was also an opportunity to strengthen cultural cooperation between the two countries. Major symbol of this cooperation: the opening, in November 2017, of Louvre Abu Dhabi, the first universal museum in the Arab world, based on a unique partnership model with the loan of national museum collections for its permanent collections for 10 years from the opening of the museum, and the proposal by France of temporary exhibitions for 15 years. The intergovernmental agreement, signed in 2007 for a period of thirty years, was extended in 2021 by ten years, until 2047.
This partnership at the museum level is strengthened with the launch, Thursday, February 15, of MuséoPro, a training program for museum professionals and cultural entities of Abu Dhabi, designed by the National Heritage Institute and the Louvre School and implemented by the Agence France Museum. It will present on the one hand the basic knowledge necessary for any heritage professional and on the other more technical modules adapted to each trade. It will begin in the first quarter of 2024 for a period of 18 months.
Finally, France leads other cooperation projects in the fields of music and cultural and creative industries, including video games with the establishment of a studio of the French company Ubisoft and the upcoming opening of a rubika school specialized in video games, 2D/3D animation and design. The Philharmonie de Paris has exported two Demos sessions in 2022 and 2023 for 75 children away from musical practice.
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