Saving the skills of boat-building artisans
With a lifelong love of water and traditional wooden boats, enterprising Bangladeshi woman Runa Khan Marre is determined to save the unique cultural heritage of Bangladeshi boat-building.
"Boatbuilding is the one of the oldest crafts of this country. Its authenticity makes it a masterpiece of art and technology, part of the memory of humankind.”
She is establishing a “living museum” 20 kilometres from the capital, Dhaka, which will open in April 2007. The public will be able to watch as 40 traditional types of boat are restored or built by boat carpenters and craftsmen with traditional skills.
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Navigating a country of rivers
Tour the Living Museum in this video with Runa Khan Marre, showing how she is ensuring that the tradition of wooden boat building of Bangladesh is preserved
Ancient sails of Bangladesh
Runa Khan Marre lent two full-scale sailing craft and 50 small-scale replicas to France’s Musée national de la Marine (National Maritime Museum) between January and November 2008
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Mrs Runa Khan Marre
Executive Director
Friendship Association
87, Suhrawardy Avenue, Block K, Baridhara
Dhaka 1212
BangladeshTel : +88 (0)2 881 48 23 - 24 / +88 (0)2 986 00 47
Mobile: +88 (0)1711 59 47 28
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