House of Folklore

House of Folklore is a museum in central Sana'a, Yemen. It is located southwest of the Al-Tahrir Square and south of the Egyptian Embassy and north of the Chinese Embassy.[1] Founded on 11 April 2004 under the permission of the Ministry of Culture, it is "a cultural, research, non-profit and non-governmental organization works on collecting and documenting the Yemeni Folklore".[2] The house was closed in May 2010 due to financial difficulties. [3]

House of Folklore
بيت الموروث الشعبي
Established2004
LocationSana'a, Yemen
PresidentArwa Othman
Websiteyemenifolklore.org

References

  1. Google Maps (Map). Google. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. "Welcome to the House of Folklore". Yemeni Folklore. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  3. "Yemen Times [ Offline ]".


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