A new generation of artists, collectors and educators is tapping into the country’s desire to create and experience art

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

Cultural collaborations have become more centred outside European countries, leaving bodies such as Paris’s Institut du Monde Arabe adrift

Group behind the UAE's biggest fair has selected Alexie Glass-Kantor as executive director, curatorial, and Dunja Gottweis as fair director

Starting life as a private gallery, the Umm el-Fahem Art Gallery is now receiving public funding to collect and display art by Israeli, Arab and Palestinian artists

With the announcement of Riyadh-based managing director Nour Kelani, the firm hopes to deepen ties with the Kingdom's collectors and ambitious cultural projects

New institution is next phase in state’s mega museum masterplan

Auction purchases by Arab cultural entities overcome early uncertainties of Israel-Hamas war

Publication examines how the conservative Middle Eastern state is pouring resources into its culture sector

British Museum show and book by Venetia Porter tap into rich seam of works by non-Western artists

Anti-ram barriers will be placed around the venue following a terrorist incident in France, linked to Israel-Hamas war

The first "direct commission" unveiled by Public Art Abu Dhabi is a multimedia crashing wave display by the Seoul-based collective d’strict

Opening in time for the Sharjah Biennial, the Kalba Ice Factory building boasts 20,000 sq. m exhibition space

The Geneva-based International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas is to open a second office in 2023 in Riyadh

Culture is being used by Saudi Arabia to project an image of a state that “enriches lives, celebrates national identity and builds understanding between people”

The gallery will focus on secondary market deals with occasional contemporary art programming

Available on the Google Arts & Culture platform, the project is the result of a year-long series of workshops in northern Iraq

The Byzantine-era gem has been described as "the most beautiful mosaic floor" found in Palestine

After 18-month closure, Qatar gallery to relaunch on 5 October in time for Fifa World Cup

Case has so far seen Middle Eastern works seized from New York's Met and the indictment of a former Louvre director

Artists Raed Mutar and Sajjad Abbas protested against the inclusion of Jean-Jacques Lebel's work and have moved their own pieces

International event—featuring storytelling, music, poetry and dance—aims to bring awareness to the continuing plight of Afghans

French curators take the reins at the country's new museums

A new World Monuments Fund project in conjunction with the US embassy in Baghdad aims to repair Iraqi cultural heritage as part of the Future of Babylon project

Jeha began his career at the auction house as an intern in the Impressionism department

Art fair opens in the UAE this week with a new digital arts section and a series of talks on all things metaverse

Proposal was put forward by 16 Arabic-speaking countries

In a new location in the desert complex, the exhibition will explore ideas of “mirage and oasis”

Non-profit Artists at Risk issue letter to Boris Johnson, Joe Biden and other senior figures urging for better systems for those seeking asylum