Ithra welcomes you to a new adventure and new experiences that fuel your creativity, inspiration and your passion to learn.
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Ithra Talks: Up Close With Kjetil Thorsen and Fatema Alrashid
27th June 2020
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
English
Free
Ithra Film Society - Journey of Zero distance
19th August 2020
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
16+
English, Arabic
Free
Mold and Casting
2nd September 2020
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM · 3 hrs
16+
English, Arabic
Starting SAR 200.00
Saudi Film Festival 6 Edition
5th September 2020
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM · 2 hrs 30 mins
English, Arabic
Free
Ithra National Day
26th September 2020
8:30 PM - 12:00 AM
English, Arabic
Assorted Locations - Assorted Locations
Starting SAR 28.00
Alfarabi: Abeer Balubaid & Ameen Farsi
24th September 2020
9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
8+
Arabic
Theater - Theater
Starting SAR 120.00
Talks: What Next?
29th October 2020
1:30 PM - 6:45 PM
18+
English, Arabic
Theater - Theater
Starting SAR 200.00
Poetry Night with Abdulatif bin Yousef
26th December 2020
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Arabic
Theater - Theater
Starting SAR 120.00
Music Production (3 Days)
6th January 2021
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM · 3 hrs
16+
English, Arabic
Starting SAR 440.00
Intro to Visual Programming (3 Days)
13th March 2021
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM · 3 hrs
16+
English, Arabic
Starting SAR 320.00
Carving with Mangour Wood (5 Days)
27th March 2021
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
18+
English, Arabic
Starting SAR 360.00
Illusion of Colors (3 Days)
27th March 2021
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
16+
English, Arabic
Starting SAR 280.00
Calligraphy Carving on Tiles (3 Days)
3rd April 2021
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
16+
English, Arabic
Starting SAR 360.00
Hawana Illuminations
20th May 2021
All Ages
Energy Exhibit - Energy Exhibit - Theater
Starting SAR 25.00
Comic Book - Manga Drawing ( 2 Days)
21st May 2021
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
10-12
Arabic
Starting SAR 320.00
Intro to Visual Programming (3 Days)
29th May 2021
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
16+
English, Arabic
Starting SAR 320.00
Bring Your Story Alive
7th August 2021
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM · 4 hrs
10-12
Arabic
Library - Library (Level 2 - Exhibit Area)
Starting SAR 256.00
Stop-motion Animation
13th August 2021
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
10-12
Arabic
Library - Library - Level 2 - Exhibit Area
Starting SAR 256.00
Digital Crafting A New Way of 3D Printing
20th August 2021
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Arabic
Starting SAR 320.00
The Fundamentals of Creating a Design Style
7th August 2021
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Arabic
Starting SAR 320.00
Learning Beyond Workshops
11th September 2021
5:30 PM - 1:30 PM
18+
English, Arabic
Assorted Locations - Assorted Locations
Facilitated Lunch
11th September 2021
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
18+
English, Arabic
Assorted Locations - Assorted Locations
91st National Day
25th September 2021
8:30 PM - 12:00 AM
+2
English, Arabic
Assorted Locations - Assorted Locations
Starting SAR 40.00
Ahmed Alshaiba Concert (Ages +12)
25th September 2021
9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
12+
Theater - Theater
Starting SAR 120.00
A Center for
World Culture
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra)—meaning "enrichment" in Arabic—was built as part of Saudi Aramco’s vision to be an ambitious initiative for the public. Ithra is the Kingdom’s leading cultural and creative destination for talent development and cross-cultural experiences. Since its opening in 2018, each attraction by Ithra serves as a window to global experiences, celebrating human potential and empowering creativity.
The pillars include culture, creativity, community, art, and knowledge. With the visionary platforms and key pillars, Ithra continuously offers inspiring workshops, performances, and events.
Vision
At Ithra, we envision a future in which Saudi Arabia is a beacon for knowledge and creativity.
Mission
Ithra aims to make a tangible and positive impact on human development by inspiring a passion for knowledge, creativity and cross-cultural engagement for the future of the Kingdom.
Center
Attractions
Discovery and the pursuit of knowledge
As the cultural center holds incredible vision, it is also located in a poetic landmark, at the Kingdom’s first commercial oil well, the Prosperity Well. As the center pays tribute to the wealth brought forth by the discovery of oil, it is now representing a different source of energy: human energy.
Ithra earned the highest American Concrete Institute (ACI) "Excellence" award in Concrete Construction Awards and Gala event on October 2019, highlighting the institute’s impressive structure and world-class development.
The Ithra building was designed as a collection of stones symbolizing unity by the Norwegian architectural firm, Snohetta. Just as the location was symbolic, the building was designed with a purposeful expression of time; with the tower representing the future, the ground floor components represent the present, and the underground components preserve the past.
