Group behind the UAE's biggest fair has selected Alexie Glass-Kantor as executive director, curatorial, and Dunja Gottweis as fair director
An in-depth look at the inner workings of the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas
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
