Culture
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Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Finally Has an Opening Date
One of the UAE’s most anticipated museums is finally opening on Saadiyat Island later this year
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Regional AI Artists Creating Masterpieces
If you think the hardest part of AI art is writing the perfect prompt, this one is for you. Spoiler: it isn't
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Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, July 28–August 2
Secta, Spanish dinner by Chef Ahmad Halawa, wild summer pop-up, and more
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The Role Of Blue Colour In the Work Of Contemporary Artists
From remembered cities to invisible breath, blue takes on a different role in every work
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Beyond Recycling: When Waste Becomes Art
Five artists proving that discarded materials carry far more than environmental meaning
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Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, July 21–27
A new bkry, caviar by the sea and a cultural clubhouse
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Forget the Algorithm. We Asked Artists What To Watch Instead
5 films that changed the way artists see the world
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MENA Local Heroes: Listen Now To the Third Edition By Noura AlKhalaf
A high-energy soundtrack for movement, momentum, and feeling absolutely impossible to stop
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When Airports Turned From Transit Spaces Into Stages For Art And Fashion
Some of the most striking shows began where journeys usually do
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Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, July 14–20
From medialunas and RISO prints to track nights, dancing and Filipino bread
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Artists Inspired By the Sands Of the Desert
Beyond its silence and vastness, the desert holds stories — and these artists know how to reveal them
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Inside Zina Khair's Collection: Preserving Syria's Cultural Memory
What could be more interesting than looking inside someone's personal collection? Zina takes us through some of the artwork
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How Female Saudi Architects Are Reshaping the Creative Landscape
While Saudi Arabia races to build the future, these women are making sure it remembers its past
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Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, July 7–12
From Amitabh Bachchan to Saud G, and from orange-hued art to vinyl listening sessions
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Louvre Abu Dhabi Is Giving Us a Reason To Survive Summer
From board games to sea routes and cultural rescue missions, the museum’s new season looks rather tempting
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What Food Looks Like Through an Artist's Eyes
How art turns simple dishes into layers of culture, consumerism and belonging
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Art Collecting Isn't What You Think: Talking To Zina Khair
Syrian collector Zina Khair shares what every first-time collector should know
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Music In the City: Abu Dhabi’s New Everyday Soundtrack
Abu Dhabi’s new year-round initiative brings live music into parks, malls, hotels and public spaces
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Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, June 30–July 6
New exhibitions, a New York-style deli, a communal dinner and a workshop preserving Gulf history
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Artists For Whom Hair Is the Whole Point
From childhood braids to bronze sculptures to keffiyehs woven with human hair