"Boatbuilding is one of the oldest crafts of this country. Its authenticity makes it a masterpiece of art and technology, part of the memory of humankind.”
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.
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 boat carpenters build 40 types of traditional boats.
