{"id":757919,"date":"2026-02-11T20:21:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T20:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/757919\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T20:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T20:21:16","slug":"the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-and-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-announce-saudi-uk-year-of-culture-2029","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/757919\/","title":{"rendered":"THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND ANNOUNCE SAUDI-UK YEAR OF CULTURE 2029"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 11, 2026 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; The Saudi Ministry of Culture and the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport jointly announced the year 2029 as the official Saudi-UK Year of Culture, following the official visit of His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">For nearly a century, formal relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have evolved into a multifaceted international relationship, expanding across culture, education, and innovation, reflecting shared values and a mutual commitment to long-term partnership.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Cultural cooperation has emerged as a key element of Saudi-British relations in recent years, through joint initiatives across heritage conservation, visual and culinary arts, architecture, and higher education.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">This ongoing expansion of cultural exchange lays the foundation for the Saudi-UK Year of Culture 2029, a year-long program celebrating creative dialogue and the shared heritage of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom, while deepening cultural ties for generations to come. It will also be a great opportunity for young people in both countries to connect in new ways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Supported by Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Vision 2030 and the United Kingdom&#8217;s continued promotion of cultural innovation and creativity, the Saudi-UK Year of Culture 2029 will be an important milestone between both countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><b>About the Ministry of Culture:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Saudi Arabia has a vast history of\u00a0arts and culture. The Ministry of Culture is developing Saudi Arabia&#8217;s cultural economy and enriching the daily lives of citizens, residents, and visitors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Overseeing 11 sector-specific commissions, the Ministry works towards the support of and preservation of a vibrant culture that is true to its past and looks to the future by cherishing heritage and unleashing new and inspiring forms of expression for all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Find the Ministry of Culture on social media: X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mocsaudi_en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@MOCSaudi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@MOCSaudi<\/a>\u00a0(Arabic); <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mocsaudi_en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@MOCSaudi_En;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@MOCSaudi_En<\/a>\u00a0(English) | Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mocsaudi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@mocsaudi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@mocsaudi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/880bf03f6d10243fcd714cac15073783.png\" alt=\"Cision\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" class=\"yf-lglytj  loaded\"\/> Cision      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">View original content:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.co.uk\/news-releases\/the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-and-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-announce-saudi-uk-year-of-culture-2029-302685555.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/www.prnewswire.co.uk\/news-releases\/the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-and-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-announce-saudi-uk-year-of-culture-2029-302685555.html;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.co.uk\/news-releases\/the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-and-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-announce-saudi-uk-year-of-culture-2029-302685555.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>   <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 11, 2026 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; The Saudi Ministry of Culture and the UK Department for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":757920,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5018,3,4],"tags":[748,393,4884,51036,1144,55356,6506,222934,712,16,15,1764],"class_list":["post-757919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-britain","category-uk","category-united-kingdom","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia","tag-northern-ireland","tag-riyadh","tag-saudi-arabia","tag-saudi-ministry-of-culture","tag-scotland","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-wales"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116053861063332747","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/757919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=757919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/757919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/757920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=757919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=757919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=757919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}