KUWAIT: Secretary General of the National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letters (NCCAL), Dr Mohammad Al-Jassar, stressed on Monday the importance of studying the columns discovered in Mubarakiya Market to determine their historical value, noting that specialists in antiquities will look into the matter more deeply and the results will be announced later. Al-Jassar made the statement after visiting the area that was exposed to fire in Mubarakiya Market with a delegation from the National Council to follow up on the treatment works of its antiquities and the project, in addition to verifying the columns recently discovered after they were buried underground.

KUWAIT: Officials visit the area that was exposed to fire in Mubarakiya Market with a delegation from the National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letters (NCCAL).- KUNA photos

Al-Jassar explained that this will be investigated by specialists in the sciences of historical buildings and antiquities in order to obtain more accurate results, and that the details of these results will be announced later. For her part, the Director of the Gulf Consultants Office, Engineer Najla Al-Ghanem, explained in a similar statement that work is underway to rebuild the damaged area, indicating that the project is proceeding according to the specified timetable, as this discovery enhances the importance of the historical market.

This visit comes within the framework of the council’s interest in preserving Kuwait’s cultural heritage and cooperating with the relevant authorities to rebuild the market in a manner that is consistent with its historical, cultural, and economic role, which is considered one of the country’s prominent historical landmarks. The delegation included representatives from Alghanim International and the consulting office, in addition to the acting assistant secretary-general for the arts, antiquities, and museums sector, Musaed Al-Zamel, and a number of specialists to study the site and the discovered columns. — KUNA