Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi welcomes the world’s largest floating book fair aboard the ship ‘Logos Hope’ docked at the emirate’s Mina Zayed Port, Abu Dhabi Media Office (ADMO) reported.
On Wednesday, the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center (ALC), affiliated to the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, inaugurated the exhibition.
The floating book fair offers its visitors a wide range of books and publications of more than 5,000, covering areas such as sports, science, art, dictionaries, medicine, languages and more.
The exhibition is also accompanied by a busy agenda of events, workshops and discussion sessions, as well as interactive and musical performances that meet the needs of all segments of society.
Logos Hope’s arrival in the emirate coincides with the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, which will take place at the Abu Dhabi Exhibition Center from May 22 to May 28.
The ship was in Dubai and Ras al-Khaimah in April after visiting Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iraq. It will remain in Abu Dhabi until June 4. From there you will go to Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman.
The ship visited Dubai in 2011 and Abu Dhabi in 2013.
The Logos Hope book fair was launched in 1970, with the purchase of the original Logos company, which was run by the German non-profit group Good Books for All. Since then, it has reached 480 different ports in more than 150 countries and received 49 million people. The crew visiting the UAE consists of 350 volunteers from over 65 different nationalities.
Logos Hope’s main goal is to serve people in the communities where it docks.
