1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (234+ words) DUBAI: Diriyah Art Futures, an asset of Saudi Arabia’s Museums Commission under the Ministry of Culture, on Tuesday announced the lineup for “Continuum 26,” an exhibition showcasing the creative output of participants in its second Emerging New Media Artists Program. Running…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (370+ words) MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia’s Visual Arts Commission has released a two-part guide to public art — a full edition and a condensed version — outlining how artworks in streets, squares and public spaces should be planned, commissioned and maintained. The full edition combines…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (273+ words) DUBAI: The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has appointed Valerie Hillings as the inaugural director of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, marking a major milestone in the development of the highly anticipated cultural institution. Located within Saadiyat Cultural District, Guggenheim…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (828+ words) DOHA: For much of the modern era, museums were defined by a singular mission: to collect, classify, and determine what was worthy of preservation. Over time, institutions such as the Louvre, the British Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (242+ words) Set to open in 2028, the Museum of Innovation and Startup Technology is a public-private partnership project between the Karnataka state’s Department of Electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science and Technology and UnboxingBLR Foundation, a Bengaluru-based non-profit co-founded by venture capitalist…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (560+ words) RIYADH: The facade of Riyadh’s Tuwaiq Tower has become a vast canvas bearing a portrait of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in one of the largest murals painted on a building in the region and the world. The team…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (298+ words) DUBAI: The UAE’s Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi has been shortlisted in the Completed Buildings – Culture category at the 2026 World Architecture Festival, alongside 18 other projects from around the world. The festival, which recognizes outstanding architectural achievements from across the…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (157+ words) RAFHA: The stone buildings across the Kingdom’s Northern Borders region serve as architectural landmarks that highlight the relationship between people and their natural surroundings. These houses stand as enduring reminders of desert communities’ ability to adapt to a harsh environment....

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (480+ words) ALULA: AlUla is no stranger to art. It is renowned as an “open-air natural museum” with 7,000 years of lived-in history. Even so, the upcoming AlUla Contemporary Art Museum, created as part of Saudi Vision 2030, is sure to be the talk…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (449+ words) RIYADH: A new public artwork has been installed on the pedestrian bridge at the intersection of the King Abdulaziz and Hisham bin Abdul Malik roads in the capital, Riyadh Art announced on Wednesday. Italian artist Angelo Bonello’s work, Run Beyond,…...