Meanwhile rumours of Art Basel parent company MCH investing into the fair were being widely discussed

The non-profit space dedicated to Arab culture has been a vocal supporter of a ceasefire, and now aims to increase its space and income streams

Some of the galleries in the museum near the Giza pyramids are now open to the public

Afghan minister says that copper extraction by a Chinese company at Mes Aynak, an important archaeological site, will avoid damage to relics

The second edition of the event will also include loans from the Louvre, the Bodleian Library, the Qatar National Library, and the Vatican—which does not have diplomatic relations with the kingdom

Shawky’s work for the Biennale, involving 400 cast and crew, recounts a 19th-century anti-colonialist uprising

Organised by the Art Not Genocide Alliance, the demonstration criticised international support for the Israeli government’s campaign against Gaza

Plans for country to make its Venice debut have been dropped, but no one—including the artists due to show there—knows why

Houthi rebel attacks on cargo ships are creating headaches for dealers and auction houses who need to ship art

As the latest Art Dubai fair opens, the city's art scene is maturing, with international collectors and curators snapping up young Emirati artists

From Cartier's Islamic inspiration at the Louvre Abu Dhabi to Pakistani artist and activist Lala Rukh at the Sharjah Art Foundation

Five artists collaborated on the sculpture, which has been unveiled outside Dubai's Etihad Museum

Auction purchases by Arab cultural entities overcome early uncertainties of Israel-Hamas war

Around 200,000 Yazidis remain displaced following attacks, and efforts to restore shrines and other buildings have stalled due to ongoing security concerns and a lack of funding

The terrorist group almost destroyed the museum in 2014. Less than a decade later, it is beginning to exhibit once again

As the Richard Mille Art Prize enters its second year at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, we take a look at some of the organisations that are helping to sustain the arts and culture communities

French billionaire Xavier Niel will fund the renovation of Gare des Invalides site

Available on the Google Arts & Culture platform, the project is the result of a year-long series of workshops in northern Iraq

Working with human rights organisation Al-Haq, new report says journalists were deliberately targeted by Israeli forces in May

The art landscape of the United Arab Emirates came to prominence during the Sheikh's rule from 2004

Choice of artist Muhannad Shono for the national pavilion is a sign itself of the country’s social and political shift

Jeha began his career at the auction house as an intern in the Impressionism department

The inaugural Diriyah Biennale and the opening of Hayy Jameel are the latest in a series of initiatives helping the kingdom emerge from artistic isolation

Announcement was made at yesterday's preview of Abu Dhabi Art 2021, where cultural leaders were keen to emphasise their commitment to the emirate following its strict lockdown

The new works will play a key role when the Expo site becomes a real estate mega plan called District 2020

Cultural heritage workers estimate they have five years to secure the heritage site’s contents before it is destroyed to extract the ore

The reaction to the destruction of Al Rabooa mosque highlights changing attitudes to the conservation of Modernist and post-Modernist buildings in the kingdom

Painstaking reconstruction by multi-agency task force is salvaging what artefacts remain after Islamic State occupation

Agencies seem to be betting that time and increased exposure to the kingdom will wear down Western qualms over its human rights record

New York University Abu Dhabi's postgraduate art course will start next autumn and cost $140,000 over two years