Consultancy Services
about the barakat trust
About Barakat Culture CIC
Our consultancy work takes place through Barakat Culture CIC, a UK registered social enterprise set up by The Barakat Trust. With one of the best global networks of heritage professionals, conservators, art historians, and cultural programmers with specialist knowledge of the art, architecture, and culture of the Islamic world, we are often called upon to share our experience with others. Here we work on cultural heritage strategies, cultural programming, research, and heritage engagement programmes for a wide range of organisations around the world.
Strategy
Together we transform your vision into achievable plans by:
- Developing a project's vision and framework
- Capturing stakeholders’ voices, aims, and aspirations
- Understanding audience needs to assist in programme development
- Identifying achievable goals that meet audience needs
Business Planning
We create sustainable organisational plans that engage stakeholders and achieve your heritage related goals through:
- Preparing comprehensive business plans reflecting your values and aims
- Cultural mapping to identify relevant global best practice
- Designing detailed organisational structures and job descriptions
- Building the capacity of your heritage and cultural experience team
- Focusing on financial sustainability through financial modelling
- Developing relationships with relevant external partners
Research and Conservation
We undertake research and analysis to reveal the stories of past peoples, places and objects, and bring together the best skills to conserve material culture. This includes:
- Assessing collections, buildings and urban landscapes
- Identifying suitable specialists for research and conservation
- Developing curatorial narratives
- Documentation and conservation of artefacts and buildings
- Curatorial planning to put management and engagement plans in place
Engagement
We design cultural experiences by creating engaging content from well-researched stories. This includes:
- Assessing historic buildings or collections to determine effective interventions
- Assessing heritage projects submitted for funding
- Assessing projects being considered for awards
- Headhunting candidates and partners in the cultural sector
- Providing advice on how to develop a heritage project/funding proposal
- Designing specialised cultural immersion itineraries for trips
Advisory Services
We provide specialised advisory services, from assessing project funding and awards, to headhunting professionals for heritage roles. This includes:
- Innovative interpretation using digital and traditional means
- Exhibition development and curation
- Developing cultural, educational and heritage events and activities
- Developing target audience profiles, interest and motivators
- Working with local communities to develop heritage programmes
- Providing tailor-made educational programmes for young audiences
- Promoting of heritage and culture subjects to diverse audiences
Our Methodology
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Our Consultants
Bring extensive knowledge, skills and expertise to all our projects
Seif El Rashidi
Heritage & Public Engagement Specialist
20 years of expertise revitalising historic cities in the Islamic world, Seif was also formerly the coordinator of Durham’s UNESCO World Heritage Site in the UK. He has been a technical reviewer for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture’s heritage projects a
Rabya Alfadl
Strategic Development & Marketing Specialist
15 years in international strategic development and marketing consulting for private, public and non-profit organisations including the Ministry of Labour, General Sports Authority, Al-Nahda Philanthropic Society for Women, King Khaled Foundation and currently
The Barakat Trust Network
We have one of the largest global networks in the fields of Islamic art, architecture, archaeology, conservation and museum sciences, drawn from past and present grantees and collaborators.
Dr Navina Haidar
Curator of Islamic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Prof. Nasser Rabbat
Aga Khan Professor, MIT, USA
Tanvir Hassan
Deputy Chairman, Donald Insall Associates, London, United Kingdom
Dr Nicholas Warner
Deputy Chairman, Donald Insall Associates, London, United Kingdom
Dr Sami De Giosa
Specialist on The Hajj, Curator, Shaikh Abdulllah al-Salem Centre, Kuwait
Dr Salma Damluji
Conservation architect & scholar, Lebanon & Yemen
Dr Sussan Babaie
Reader in Islamic Art, The Courtauld Institute, London, United Kingdom
Dr Rebecca Foote
Head of Heritage and Archaeology, Royal Commission of AlUla, Saudi Arabia
Some of the Trustees of The Barakat Trust
Bring extensive knowledge, skills and expertise to all our projects
Tarik Alireza
A Jeddah-based architect, he is an authority of Hijazi architecture, a leading postal historian and has amassed an unparalleled collection of historic images of the Middle East,. He has curated numerous photographic exhibitions about various aspects of archite
Hamida Alireza
An internationally respected figure in the field of Islamic cultural heritage. She has an enviable knowledge of Hijazi heritage. She is also a co-founder of Mansoojat, a UK charity with the most important private collection of Hijazi costumes. Hamida regularly
Sara Alireza
A founding member of the Saudi Art Council (SAC) and heads the Education Committee developing SAC’s public programme, She also sits on the Middle East acquisitions committees of the British Museum , the Centre Pompidou and other international organisations i
Faye Behbehani
An entrepreneur and self-taught fashion designer who established Jasmine Box, a multi brand boutique in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She uses her business management experience to support the Trust through engagement and membership development and organizing cultural