For the sake of the memory of this great man, the Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Center for Culture and Research was established as a forum for dialogue between people in philosophy, literature, poetry, culture and the arts.

Since the opening in 2002, the Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Center for Culture and Research has hosted over 500 speakers, philosophers, poets and thinkers, who have presented their thoughts in the center’s weekly lecture program.

As the demand for cultural activities and a need for the preservation of our Bahraini heritage grew, the center expanded. To date, the Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Center for Culture and Research has restored around ten traditional Bahraini houses in Muharraq and Manama, many belonging to leading Bahraini personalities or families. The Ibrahim Al Arrayed House for Poetry is dedicated to the prominent Bahraini poet, while the Abdullah Al Zayed House for Press Heritage honors the memory of the pioneering Bahraini journalist and publisher of the same name. Bahrain’s musical heritage is preserved in the Mohammed bin Faris House for Sut Music, and the restoration of the Memory of the Place – Bin Matar House retains not only one of the most outstanding examples of traditional Bahraini architecture for future generations, but also the memory of the Bin Matars, a leading Bahraini pearl trading family. Local arts, crafts and artisans are supported through the Kurar House and the Heraf al Deiar School of Handicrafts.

Sheikh Ebrahim bin Khalifa Al Khalifa is a businessperson who has been at the head of xix different companies and presently holds the position of chairman at Bahrain World Economic Summit, Chairman of Accounting & Auditing Org For Islamic Financial Inst, chairman for Ebdaa Bank BSC and chairman of Bahraini Citizen LLB.