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

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

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

The first edition of the exhibition brings work by over 70 artists to the streets of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain

Meanwhile rumours of Art Basel parent company MCH investing into the fair were being widely discussed

Capital of United Arab Emirates to build block-sized showcase for stadium-scaled concerts and giant video works by leading digital artists

Patrick Drahi will remain auction house's majority shareholder in $1bn deal, as ADQ buys shares to "reduce leverage" and support "growth and innovation"

Four more large museums, including the Zayed National Museum and Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, will open alongside the Louvre Abu Dhabi

Mariët Westermann, the first woman to take a leadership role of this magnitude with the museum, will oversee the expansion of the Guggenheim in Abu Dhabi

Artist was awarded the $60,000 prize in a ceremony at the Louvre Abu Dhabi

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

The ten shortlisted artist for this year's prize are showing work in the Louvre Abu Dhabi

We meet the artist nominated for the Richard Mille Art Prize

We meet the artist nominated for the Richard Mille Art Prize

We meet the artist nominated for the Richard Mille Art Prize

We meet the artist nominated for the Richard Mille Art Prize

We meet the artist nominated for the Richard Mille Art Prize

We meet the artist nominated for the Richard Mille Art Prize

We meet the artist nominated for the Richard Mille Art Prize

We meet the artist nominated for the Richard Mille Art Prize

We meet the artist nominated for the Richard Mille Art Prize

We meet the artist nominated for the Richard Mille Art Prize

The number of new museums, opera houses and theatres in ambitious and cash-rich Asian and Middle Eastern countries outstrips those in Europe and the US

The art landscape of the United Arab Emirates came to prominence during the Sheikh's rule from 2004

The massive ‘Stan’ skeleton is one of two major scientific discoveries destined for the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi on Saadiyat Island

Announcement was made at yesterday's preview of Abu Dhabi Art 2021, where cultural leaders were keen to emphasise their commitment to the emirate following its strict lockdown

Emirati art fair expects lots of US collectors as international visits to Dubai Expo give "a really good indication that people have the confidence to travel again"

New deputy director Naomi Beckwith says "we can re-centre where the stories of art are told"

Fair will show works by Emirati artists Hind Mezaina, Afra Al Dhaheri and Afra Al Suwaidi in South Kensington this June

UAE’s withdrawal from a disastrous and costly war in Yemen means it can refocus on an ambitious cultural agenda including the opening of Zayed National Museum