EU in Jordan and PNT launch the PNT Heritage Award 2024

24.06.2024

On 4 June, The European Union in Jordan and the Petra National Trust (PNT) in collaboration with the Jordan Kuwait Bank hosted the closing ceremony of the first ever PNT Heritage Award 2024 honouring outstanding national efforts, both individual and institutional, aimed at preserving and sustaining Jordan’s rich cultural heritage.

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The winners of the top three positions were announced during a ceremony held at the Roman Odeon Theatre in the presence of the European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas and under the patronage of HRH Princess Dana Firas.

The first place was awarded to the project for the rehabilitation and development of the tourist trail on the southern slope (Jabal Qala’a site), implemented by the Department of Antiquities. The second place was shared between the Jordanian Heritage Kitchen project, implemented by the House of Heritage and Arts Association, and the Shrouqi project by Raed Nael Zabin, while the third place was awarded to the ACOR Digital Archive project, carried out by the American Centre of Research.

For more information on European initiatives to preserve and promote Jordan’s cultural heritage, watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyyfVcsdE44