After a failed export block by the UK, Nicolas Poussin masterpiece goes on show at Louvre Abu Dhabi
The mid-17th-century painting, titled 'Confirmation', is a key work from the vast collection of the emirate's Department of Culture and Tourism, which is now being made public
Regional strength helps insulate Art Dubai from tariff-related turbulence
Lower price points and Dubai's enduring status as a tax haven buoyed sales
Imran Qureshi’s site-specific work in Dubai reimagines traditional forms from his native Pakistan
The artist, who teaches miniature painting in Lahore, is showing his new work at Concrete gallery during Art Dubai
Inside teamLab’s vast new interactive art museum in Abu Dhabi
teamLab Phenomena is the first of several major museum due to open over the next 12 months in the UAE capital, including the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
Art Dubai is cementing its position as the region’s key art market
As the UAE’s art scene continues to grow, Art Dubai is looking to expand too, including expanding its Downtown Design event to Saudi Arabia next month
This art historian is on a quest to ensure the story of Arab art is not lost
Salwa Mikdadi’s Abu Dhabi-based institution is digitising and cataloguing tens of thousands of documents and artefacts
Citing censorship, Pakistani artist Rabbya Naseer cancels show at Vienna museum
The artist's solo exhibition was due to open at the Belvedere 21 Museum of Contemporary Art last month
Qatar to construct permanent pavilion in Venice Biennale’s Giardini—the first country to do so for 30 years
The site will be used for an installation by the Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari during this year’s architecture exhibition before opening officially
Islamic Arts Biennale 2025: museum-quality show reflects on the changing face of Islam
The second edition of the Saudi Arabian event brings together religious masterworks—including objects from the Vatican in the countries' first-ever collaboration—and contemporary art
Eyeing growth, Art Dubai makes two senior appointments
Group behind the UAE's biggest fair has selected Alexie Glass-Kantor as executive director, curatorial, and Dunja Gottweis as fair director
Inside Aliph, the organisation racing to save the world’s heritage
An in-depth look at the inner workings of the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas
Abu Dhabi Art 2024 is bigger than ever—but conflict in Lebanon and Gaza looms large
Meanwhile rumours of Art Basel parent company MCH investing into the fair were being widely discussed
'We have been able to act as a safe space': amid war in Gaza, London's Mosaic Rooms announces major expansion plans
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
Long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum partially opens—but Tutankhamun Gallery remains closed
Some of the galleries in the museum near the Giza pyramids are now open to the public
Taliban pledges to protect Buddhist city by mining underground
Afghan minister says that copper extraction by a Chinese company at Mes Aynak, an important archaeological site, will avoid damage to relics
Two important private collections will take centre stage in Saudi Arabia's Islamic Arts Biennale next year
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
Homecoming for one of Egypt’s leading artists as Wael Shawky shows at the country’s pavilion at the Venice Biennale
Shawky’s work for the Biennale, involving 400 cast and crew, recounts a 19th-century anti-colonialist uprising
'No business as usual': Pro-Palestinian protests held at heart of Venice Biennale
Organised by the Art Not Genocide Alliance, the demonstration criticised international support for the Israeli government’s campaign against Gaza
Moroccan pavilion cancelled at the 2024 Venice Biennale
Plans for country to make its Venice debut have been dropped, but no one—including the artists due to show there—knows why
The art market counts the logistical cost of the Red Sea conflict
Houthi rebel attacks on cargo ships are creating headaches for dealers and auction houses who need to ship art
Dubai market shifts towards emerging homegrown artists
As the latest Art Dubai fair opens, the city's art scene is maturing, with international collectors and curators snapping up young Emirati artists
Our pick of some of the best exhibitions to see during Art Dubai
From Cartier's Islamic inspiration at the Louvre Abu Dhabi to Pakistani artist and activist Lala Rukh at the Sharjah Art Foundation
Emirati artists create public sculpture together after refusing to compete for the commission
Five artists collaborated on the sculpture, which has been unveiled outside Dubai's Etihad Museum
London’s Middle Eastern art sales have defied tensions
Auction purchases by Arab cultural entities overcome early uncertainties of Israel-Hamas war
Ancient Yazidi heritage still under threat after Isis genocide
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
After Isis, Mosul Museum is rebuilt from the rubble
The terrorist group almost destroyed the museum in 2014. Less than a decade later, it is beginning to exhibit once again
Abu Dhabi: six of the emirate's best arts and culture institutions
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
Giacometti Foundation director outlines vision for new museum on Paris’s left bank
French billionaire Xavier Niel will fund the renovation of Gare des Invalides site
New digital art archive launched to help Yazidi community rebuild after genocide
Available on the Google Arts & Culture platform, the project is the result of a year-long series of workshops in northern Iraq
Investigative artists Forensic Architecture claim to uncover new evidence in shooting of Al-Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh
Working with human rights organisation Al-Haq, new report says journalists were deliberately targeted by Israeli forces in May