Tehran-Tabriz International Congress on: Features ... - ircica

silver works, metal works, and many more. The artisans were showing their techniques as atwork.The congress aimed among others, to: explore the means that can be provided for an optimaluse of this sector of activity in the cultural and tourism areas and that can generate benefits forthe tourism sector when it is linked with arts, heritage and handicrafts, the latter was studiedin its actual state and its development perspectives.The congress underlined the need to preserve the authenticity of these traditional skills and topromote them by available means. The congress discussed the following topics:The social, economic and tourism aspects;The marketing of the arts and handicrafts products;The heritage aspect and efforts to preserve the authenticity and traditions;Cultural dialogue and mutual influences;Education;Training;The role of the government and efforts of the private sector;The media and the duty of creating awareness about the importance of the sector and itsconstructive contribution to society.Papers in discussing the above topics also treated in deep research the following Craftsubtitles:Ceramic and Pottery; Textiles, Embroidery and Traditional Costumes; Carpets, Kilims andSadou; Architectural Crafts; Furniture and Interior Décor; Paper-making, Gilding,Binding and Ebru; Ornamentation and Miniature; Wooden Crafts; Metal Crafts.