Tell Al Sayyagh, in the heart of the ancient city of Kufa, is in danger because of the country’s investment law, which many say is being abused

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

Lower price points and Dubai's enduring status as a tax haven buoyed sales

The artist, who teaches miniature painting in Lahore, is showing his new work at Concrete gallery during Art Dubai

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

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

Salwa Mikdadi’s Abu Dhabi-based institution is digitising and cataloguing tens of thousands of documents and artefacts

The artist's solo exhibition was due to open at the Belvedere 21 Museum of Contemporary Art last month

The site will be used for an installation by the Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari during this year’s architecture exhibition before opening officially

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

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