Art Dubai 2026 is free to enter from May 15 to 17. Photo: Art Dubai

Art Dubai 2026 special edition guide: What to see and do at the free May fair

Installations, talks and performances take over Madinat Jumeirah

Art & Design

Despite Palestinian poet dispute, South Africa’s 'pavilion' arrives in Venice

Art & Design

How architect George Arbid is recovering the buildings Arab cities almost forgot

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How two curators who had never met before are shaping Sharjah Biennial 17

Art & Design

Sara Shamma brings Syria’s cultural renewal to Venice Biennale

Art & Design

Inside the UAE Pavilion at Venice Biennale, a whisper becomes a portrait of a nation

Art & Design

Can the Venice Biennale still bring the world together?

Art & Design
An iron age statuette of a woman with a tambourine, from between 800 and 601 BC, discovered in Gaza. Photo: Alberto Ricci

Ancient Gaza artefacts meet contemporary Palestinian stories in Turin exhibition

More than 80 objects are shown alongside works by artists including Samaa Emad, Dima Srouji and Akram Zaatari

Culture

AI filmmaker James Gerde finds a creative testing ground in Abu Dhabi

Culture

Cultural Foundation building serves as a canvas for British artist's exhibition

Culture

As Venice Biennale jury resigns, Golden Lions scrapped in favour of public vote

Culture

Cultural Foundation and Deira Clock Tower on UAE's architectural heritage list

Culture

A sense of Deja Vu binds artists and viewers in Dubai exhibition

Art & Design

Art Dubai at 20: How the fair helped build the region’s cultural scene

Art & Design
Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi is one of 10 post-1960s buildings acknowledged as representing the UAE's architectural evolution. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Cultural Foundation and Deira Clock Tower on UAE's architectural heritage list

First phase lists 10 structures as part of strategy to protect country’s built legacy

Culture

A sense of Deja Vu binds artists and viewers in Dubai exhibition

Art & Design

Art Dubai at 20: How the fair helped build the region’s cultural scene

Art & Design

New contemporary art auction to debut in Dubai this May

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