Welcome to Agora
Towards a prosperous future through preserving our cultural heritage
Who are we!
Learn About Agora
We strengthen policies, programmes and capacities for a more equitable and sustainable cultural sector. Agora is a specialised cultural development and advisory organisation working across Egypt, the Arab region and Africa. We help organisations and partners design programmes, build capacities, produce knowledge, and develop participatory cultural and heritage practices.
Our Goals
To strengthen the role of culture and heritage in improving the quality of life of local communities.
Our Mission
We support organisations, practitioners and communities in turning knowledge and needs into more impactful and sustainable policies, programmes, capacities and cultural practices.
Our Values
Cultural equity. Local knowledge. Collaboration. Learning and reflection.
Upcoming Events
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5 September 2026
Cultural rights and public policy — a public seminar
Cairo, Egypt
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26 September 2026
Fête de la Musique — concert evening
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Our Services
We turn needs and ideas into policies, programmes, learning experiences and implementable cultural initiatives.
Cultural Policy, Research & Knowledge
We conduct research and analysis that help organisations, decision-makers and partners understand cultural contexts and make better-informed choices.
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Programme Strategy & Design
We help organisations turn ideas and priorities into clear, implementable programmes.
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Capacity Building & Organisational Development
We design tailored learning programmes and help teams strengthen their skills, systems and practices.
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Participatory Cultural & Heritage Practice
We develop projects that place communities and local knowledge at the centre of research, documentation, interpretation and production.
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Partnerships, Exchange & Cultural Events
We develop partnerships, exchanges and cultural events around clear objectives and value that extends beyond the event itself.
Learn MoreWho We Work With
Cultural and creative organisations
Civil society and development actors
Funders and international organisations
Public institutions
Universities and research centres
Artists, practitioners and community-based initiatives
Our Projects
Documenting intangible heritage in Upper Egypt
A field programme recording craft knowledge, oral history and seasonal practice with communities across three...
Cultural policy review and sector mapping
A study of how cultural funding reaches independent organisations, produced with a regional funder and publish...
Capacity building for independent arts spaces
A year-long programme of training, mentoring and peer exchange for fifteen independent venues, covering govern...
Fête de la Musique — regional programme design
Programme design and coordination for a multi-venue music festival, from artist selection through to productio...
Museum interpretation and public programming
Working with a regional museum to rebuild its interpretation around community narratives, and to open its prog...
Documentary production and archive training
Training a group of young filmmakers to document cultural practice in their own communities, and to build an a...
Why Agora
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Deep sector experience
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Research meets implementation
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Local and regional understanding
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Participatory, rights-based practice
Developing a cultural programme, training need, research assignment or partnership idea?
Book a consultation or join the Agora Network for future collaboration opportunities.
Partners and collaborators
