Culture
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How Do You Curate an Art Movement When Parts of Its History Are Missing?
At NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery, “All Manner of Experiments” asks what survives when history loses pieces
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How The Arts Center At NYU Abu Dhabi Helped Build Abu Dhabi’s Performing Arts Scene
Inside the institution that helped make contemporary performance a regular part of life in Abu Dhabi
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Your Guide To Alserkal’s Must-See Exhibitions This Autumn, Part 1
Alserkal has opened 16 exhibitions this autumn. We are diving into them one by one
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What If the Earth Remembers Everything? Inside Ishara Art Foundation’s New Exhibition
A flooded village, the Sun and one changing corner of Dhaka come together in a new Dubai exhibition
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Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, September 22–28
Alserkal Avenue is reopening its galleries, Secta is closing summer season, and more
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Your Egyptian Folklore Crash Course, Told Through Four Artworks
Amira Tanany, a Saudi-Egyptian artist, explains the cultural and personal layers behind her work
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How To Visit a Mosque In the UAE: Dress Code, Etiquette And What To Expect
A practical guide to visiting UAE mosques respectfully
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What To Read From the Arab World: Contemporary Middle Eastern Authors To Know
Discover Arab writers bringing family stories, fantasy, folklore and fashion into contemporary Middle Eastern reading
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MENA Local Heroes: Listen Now To the Fifth Edition By Karen Beyrouty
A visual, nostalgic and slightly romantic playlist for old souls, dreamers and people who feel too much
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Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, September 15–21
Art, pasta, Kusama, and a very good party (actually, anti-party)
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Pine Tree As the Thread Between Two Worlds: Inside Beirut’s New Exhibition
Curator Muriel Asmar takes us inside Echoes of Existence, sharing the stories behind the works
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Inside Precarious Beings: Your Exhibition Homework, Done
Talking to the artist behind Tashkeel’s new exhibition, on view until October 11
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The Cultural Season Is About To Begin: What To Look Forward To This Autumn
From museum exhibitions to design fairs and live performance
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Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, September 8–13
A fox-filled pastry pop-up, a listening night for people who actually want to listen, and more
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Your Cultural Calendar Is Full: What To See At NYUAD This Autumn
Dance until your legs object, discover Arab cinema and become into contemporary art
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You Have Seen Zayed National Museum. But Have You Been Inside?
Inside Zayed National Museum: what I would stop for, skip past and look twice at
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Your Week In Dubai: What To Do, September 1–6
A new wellness club, Scorsese at Cinema Akil, design finds, and pottery classes fill the week ahead
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Syria Has Never Had an Art Week. That Changes This September
47 artists, one mysterious Damascus landmark and Line Kouwatli on a new chapter for Syrian art
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The UAE Music Calendar: What To Catch Before 2026 Ends
Electronic chaos, Arabic pop royalty, cinematic scores and a few very big names — consider your music plans sorted
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The Rise of Mixed-Use Communities in Gulf Cities
From Dubai to Riyadh, a new generation of neighbourhoods is making everyday life a little less dependent on the car