Traditional Building
Earthen Building & Gypsum Ornament
A traditional craft of adorning homes with geometric gypsum carving and ornament drawn from Najdi heritage.
Encyclopedia of Traditional Arts
Explore the traditional arts of the Kingdom — their history, their techniques, and the crafts that carry our cultural identity.
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Featured Traditional Arts
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Textile Crafts
Hasawi Bisht Making
A time-honoured craft of Al-Ahsa built on fine tailoring and hand embroidery in zari thread, producing a bisht that joins quality of making with beauty of detail and reflects the authenticity of Saudi heritage.
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Bookbinding & Gilding
Bookbinding & Gilding
A handicraft that binds books and manuscripts and adorns them with fine gold ornament, devoted to keeping texts safe from one generation to the next.
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Leatherwork
Leather Tanning
A heritage craft of cleaning and treating hides by traditional methods, turning them into leather fit for tools and everyday goods.
Discover traditional arts
across the Kingdom’s regions
Discover the traditional arts tied to each region of the Kingdom, and what makes every region’s crafts its own.
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Video Textile Crafts Beginner
A handicraft of embroidering the bisht in zari thread, known for fine detail and ornament drawn from Hasawi heritage.
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Video Traditional Building Beginner
A traditional craft of adorning homes with geometric gypsum carving drawn from Najdi heritage.
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Video Woodwork Beginner
A heritage craft reflecting the beauty of Najdi architecture, with hand-carved motifs from the local landscape.
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