The Royal Institute of Traditional Arts

The Royal Institute of Traditional Arts is an independent governmental entity, chaired on an honorary basis by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Its terms of reference and organizational arrangements are based on Cabinet Resolution No. (466) dated 8/17/1442 AH.

The Institute is concerned with providing quality education and training services in the field of traditional arts, and promoting them, encouraging and strengthening national capabilities in these fields. It focuses on developing an appreciation of living treasures and distinguished capabilities in traditional arts, contributing to preserving national assets in traditional arts, raising awareness of them, preserving them, and increasing their visibility locally and internationally.

In line with the vision of the Kingdom 2030, the Royal Institute of Traditional Arts seeks to represent the culture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by storytelling the artistic history and stories of traditional artworks, and telling the stories of artists, while preserving the originality of these arts and encouraging those interested in them to learn, master, and develop them.