The Interior Design Of aRoving Cultural Centers

Document Type : Original Article

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1 faculty of applied arts - helwan university

2 faculty of applied arts- helwan university

10.21608/iajadd.2025.333670.1144

Abstract

Since the time of ancient Egypt, the primary concern was to spread culture among its people and neighboring countries. They were the first to know writing and taught it to their children and relatives, recognizing the high status of the writer among people, as well as their beliefs in resurrection and immortality after death. They would engrave decorations and symbols on their walls and write their life stories for others to read after resurrection, so they would know who they were and how they lived, allowing their successors to understand whom to honor and revere. This was known as the culture of their era.
However, the concept of culture has evolved to encompass everything related to science, knowledge, and art, where science and technology are forms of culture, handicrafts are considered culture, and any type of art falls under this definition. Therefore, when the state began to establish cultural centers, it initiated what were called cultural convoys, which traveled to various governorates to spread knowledge and culture to places where it was difficult to do so. However, over time, these convoys ceased to operate, and with tremendous technological advancement, traditional and handicraft skills have also begun to decline and disappear.
This is what the research aims to address by reviving cultural convoys, but through recycling old containers to serve as mobile cultural centers that teach people handicrafts like jewelry making, tent making, or knitting. This, in turn, enables them to utilize these crafts as a source of income later on.

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