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Restoration Projects Timeline
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January
2002
Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa Center for Culture and Research
Where memory is the house of culture and knowledge; where the original council, separated by a cultural sidewalk that connects Muharraq with the intellectuals and writers of the world. The house itself, located at the heart of the city, opens its doors to cultural production in the fields of thought, literature, politics, philosophy, culture and art.
Read More（https://shaikhebrahimcenter.org/en/house/shaikh-ebrahim-bin-mohammed-al-khalifa-center-for-culture-research/）
November
2003
Abdullah Al Zayed House for Bahraini Press Heritage
From the idea of a house that opens its door to the cultures and sciences of the peoples, to the house whose owner used to write and gather what happens in the place and outside it … the house of Abdullah Al Zayed was the first to found journalism in Bahrain with a modern press and library. He was also the first to open a cinema. He was the only editor who worked passionately to publish the weekly Bahrain Newspaper, and even encouraged aspirants to write about literature and culture.
Generously Sponsored by
HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme commander of the Bahrain Defense force and Prime Minister, Abdulla Kanoo and Mai Al Khalifa.
Read More（https://shaikhebrahimcenter.org/en/house/abdulla-al-zayed-house/）
September
2005
Mohammed bin Faris Sut Music House
The roots of things run deep. The roots of voices are also the ground from which they came, and the place to which it will loyally return. The voices themselves cannot be uprooted from a house they love, nor from the throats that utter the language of song. If the art of sound had a house, it is ancient, rooted in the throat of the artist Mohamad bin Faris, and if this house had a place on the map of song, then it is in his home, that of Mohammad bin Faris, who was a pioneer in the development of Gulf music, its nuanced beauty and originality.
Restoration of this house was completed with the generous support of
Sheikha Hussah Al Subbah
Read More（https://shaikhebrahimcenter.org/en/house/mohammed-bin-faris-sut-music-house/）
April
2006
Ibrahim Al Arrayed - House of Poetry
When his soul left his body and this world, he left a house for poetry, a place for his things, and walls where the poetry he loved would remain. The Bahraini poet Ibrahim Al Arrayed, and all those who (followed) him in his literary journey and translated works, were retained by the Sheikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Centre for Culture and Research in his city which he belonged, Manama. For it was the house of fame, as the first among the homes of cultural centers outside the city of Muharraq.
They have been cared for through the purchase and restoration of the house with the generous support of
Sheikha Suad Al Sabah
Read More（https://shaikhebrahimcenter.org/en/house/house-of-poetry/）
September
2006
Iqra 1 Children’s Library
The cultural houses that make up the Sheikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Center for Culture and Research are not just places faithful to memory, but rather ongoing industry for future ones well, as in the case of Iqraa’ Children’s Library in the old city of Muharraq.
With the support of
Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait
Read More（https://shaikhebrahimcenter.org/en/house/iqra-1-childrens-library/）
April
2007
Kurar House
So that these hands wrap around the charm of the old houses that they create …so that the women can reach its gleaming threads from the memory of time, to thread her clothes. Because houses have secure doors, they know how to preserve the stories of that lived inside. For the house of Kurar is the last guardian of the traditional craft of kurar embroidery.
Generously Sponsored by
Her Highness Sheikha Sabeeka bint Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
Read More（https://shaikhebrahimcenter.org/en/house/kurar-house/）
September
2008
The Information Center
Despite the fact that it was originally a deserted room in an eighty-year-old house, it currently serves as the place where visitors can pick up information on everything related to the Sheikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Center for culture and research Center after the restoration that was sponsored by First Bahrain.
Sponsored by
First Bahrain
Read More（https://shaikhebrahimcenter.org/en/house/the-information-center/）
December
2008
Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Center for Culture and Research - Auditorium
The center widened its embrace of more friends and lovers of culture through the renovation of a new auditorium. This cultural space was founded and inaugurated and with the generous support of His Majesty King Hamad bin Issa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, and designed by international architect David Chiaverini of the PAD firm.
This cultural space was founded and inaugurated and with the generous support of
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
King of Bahrain
Read More（https://shaikhebrahimcenter.org/en/house/shaikh-ebrahim-bin-mohammed-al-khalifa-center-for-culture-and-research-auditorium/）
February
2009
Memory of the place - Bin Matar House
If the sea had a memory, his memory would be rain… a voice far from life has survived, for he is as all those who leave for the sea one day in the life of men, and return: body sounds, as shapes of music and song, then the sea carries their possessions to land, and says: These are signals of survival.
Sponsored by
ARCAPITA
Read More（https://shaikhebrahimcenter.org/en/house/memory-of-the-place-bin-matar-house/）
April
2009
House of Coffee
So that the visitor does not pass this place too quickly … so that the aroma arrests him, the moment of tasting, and the minute to take in the place. Coffee House is a beautiful expanse, with an elegant architectural design and historic facades, details embody harmony between its ancient walls with modern touches such as glass panels that let in light.
With the support of
Kuwait Finance House
Read More（https://shaikhebrahimcenter.org/en/house/house-of-coffee/）
September
2009
Heraf Al Diyar
What their hands can still do! Those who produce beautiful traditional handicrafts sometimes believe they benefit time.
With support of
Diyar Al Muharraq
Read More（https://shaikhebrahimcenter.org/en/house/heraf-al-diyar/）
March
2010
Abdullah Al Zayed House for Bahraini Press Heritage - Extension
At a later date, the Abdullah Al Zayed house had to grow. The Sheikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Center expanded it with a special addition in March of 2010.
Restoration sponsored by
National Bank of Bahrain
Read More（https://shaikhebrahimcenter.org/en/house/abdullah-al-zayed-house-for-bahraini-press-heritage-extension/）