(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) It focused on shared challenges and examined the key role of World Heritage museums in helping people maintain and reinforce their relationship to their shared cultural and natural heritage. 'Museums allow us to understand the outstanding universal value of our World Heritage sites. They allow us to engage on a personal level. As they tell the story of the place, they bring communities together. The benefits they bring are immeasurable, both for the international visitor and for the local population,' said Shaikha Mai bint Mohamed Al Khalifa, Chairperson of ARCWH (Bahrain), in opening the conference on the...
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