About

Two markets.
One practice.

Museum Strategy Consultant with 16 years across Riyadh, Calgary, and Cairo. Bilingual Arabic–English. ICOM Canada member. Vision 2030 cultural advisor.

Osama Elemary — Museum Strategy Consultant
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Osama Elemary
Riyadh · Calgary · Cairo
Museum Strategy Consultant
About

Two markets.
One practice.

A positioning, not a compromise.

Sixteen years across Riyadh, Calgary, and Cairo. Heritage Commission briefs and Calgary Herald columns — often in the same month. The work does not separate neatly, and it was never meant to.

Osama Elemary brings a rare bilingual, bicultural perspective that bridges Western cultural practice with the heritage traditions of the Arab world. He consults for governments, foundations, and national institutions — and writes for the public record in both languages.

As an author of 15+ works and as a practitioner who has delivered inside sacred sites, royal palaces, and ministerial briefing rooms — the question he answers is the same: who can help us say this honestly?

Museum Strategy Heritage Interpretation Arabic · English Saudi Arabia Canada Vision 2030
Commission a Project
Memberships & Professional Affiliations
ICOM Canada
International Council of Museums — Canadian National Committee
Interpretation Canada
Member — Heritage Interpretation Professionals
Museums Alberta
Member — Provincial Museum Association
ICOMOS Canada
International Council on Monuments and Sites
Canadian Association for Conservation
Member — Heritage Conservation Professionals
National Trust for Canada
Member — Built Heritage Preservation
Published & Featured In
Calgary Herald
The Globe & Mail
Vancouver Sun
Canadian Museums Association
الإدارة الثقافية
Edmonton Journal