The achievements of this open-minded intellectual have significantly increased the knowledge and visibility of Arab culture.

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He believes the change has largely been driven by technology, which increased the demand for knowledge-based workers and technical training.

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In addition, supervising the museum's Antonio Ratti Textile Centre introduced him to curators from almost every department and increased his knowledge of the museum's immense holdings, which number more than 2m objects.

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