24/08/2025
We are pleased to share new photos of the Bamyan Cultural Center. It is truly gratifying to witness this long-held vision becoming a reality.
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The Bamiyan Cultural Centre is a multi-purpose cultural complex, which aims to promote cross-cultural understanding as tools for sustainable development.
After a long period of turmoil, Afghanistan is beginning its second decade of democratic governance. The emerging government has had to manage ongoing instability while taking steps to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, which has been devastated by over 30 years of conflict and neglect. Further exacerbating these rebuilding challenges is the geographic isolation and limited access to resources o
24/08/2025
14/03/2023
A project to be proud of !!!
Trying to preserve a heritage site. Bamyan Cultural Center by M2R Arquitectos | The Strength of Architecture | From 1998 Description of project by M2R Arquitectos Context Located on the ancient silk road, Bamyan is a small town in the central region of Afghanistan. It is the capital of the homonymous province and the cultural and political centre of the Hazára ethnic group. In March 2001, the world watched as the Tal...
20/02/2023
Happy to see that the Bamiyan Cultural Centre, a UNESCO project that I had the privilege of launching and managing for almost 5 years, along with an EXCEPTIONAL team, has been nominated for the Building of the Year award in the Educational category by ArchDaily.
This recognition brings both happiness and bittersweet memories as it highlights the dedication and commitment that went into the project, but also serves as a reminder of the once-optimistic outlook on the future of Afghanistan before the fall of Kabul in 2021.
We would like to thanks and appreciate all the colleagues, contractors and all stakeholders who directly and or indirectly influenced the successful achievement of this project during the development , design and implementation phase, the pleasures shared among all.
Building of the Year 2023 Vote for Bamyan Cultural Center / M2R Arquitectos
23/08/2021
Despite of all circumstances, we are still committed to deliver and complete this culture cub, the dedicated team is putting all the efforts here and the achievements are valuable.
05/04/2018
UNESCO releases a video to proudly share the progress of the construction works in the Bamiyan Cultural Centre site. A year and a half after the first-stone-laying ceremony of the Centre in June 2016, two buildings for exhibition halls, auditorium, tea house and a series of workshop classrooms are in concrete progress as can be seen in the video. The main building of the Bamiyan Cultural Centre is planned to be open to the public in mid-2019.
06/11/2017
Progress visit of the Bamiyan Cultural Centre was held on the 30th of October, 2017 together with the Korean Ambassador and Madam Habiba Sarabi, the former Governor of Bamiyan.
04/07/2017
Dambora seminar/training sessions for Dambora professional players from 7 different provinces in Afghanistan. Explore the players' Afghan traditional Dambora music pieces during our 2017 Dambora Festival in Bamiyan, 7-8 July 2017.
©UNESCO | Mohammad Ali Sheida
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