Royal Automobile Museum inaugurates Wire Car Exhibition

The first of its kind initiative is supported by the Ministry of Education (MOE), The Hashemite University and MobileCom and is also held in cooperation with Jordan River Foundation.

"Making cars out of simple materials such as wire, crepe paper, soda bottles, bottle caps and other resources by children is something apparent in several poor districts in Jordan. The idea of holding this exhibition came to life as an opportunity for children who are less fortunate to show-off their creativity and considerable potential. To materialize the idea, we found ourselves visiting many remote areas in Jordan to encourage the children from different ages to present their cars in order to participate and compete in this exhibition," Director of Royal Automobile Museum, Mr. Raja Gargour said.

Gargour also pointed out that they received almost 350 cars out of which 50 were selected to be displayed in the exhibition. The participating age categories were divided into three segments: children under 10 years of age, children with ages ranging between 11 and 14 and finally children 15 years old and above.

In supporting the creative initiative, MobileCom's CEO Majd Shweikeh said: "We chose to support this unique exhibition as it encourages children to demonstrate their considerable creative talent and real potential. To be able to make something from nothing shows a clear, resourceful mind. Many famous entrepreneurs have come from less fortunate backgrounds to achieve greatness. MobileCom and Jordan Telecom Group are always keen on demonstrating a true sense of responsibility towards the local community by supporting meaningful activities."

At the end of the exhibition, financial rewards will be offered to the best three cars from each category. Afterwards, the winning cars will compete for the main trophy. The arbitrary committee will be composed of the Minister of Education Dr. Khaled Toukan with representatives from the Hashemite University and MobileCom plus the director of the museum, Mr. Raja Gargour. Organizers hope to have a royal presence among the jury.

The exhibition is open for the public, and visitors will be asked to vote for their best car for which the owner will be rewarded. Furthermore, on Friday's from 5:00pm till 7:00pm (only) an expert will join the exhibition to teach visiting children how to make small cars out of wire.