Archive of Art and culture
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Dubai Culture, Art Jameel announce an open call for major, new playpark-as-artwork
Dubai Culture & Arts Authority has commissioned Art Jameel to prepare the Jaddaf Playscape Commission Program, a major new sculptural addition to ... Art and culture -
First reconstruction of 2,000 year-old Nabataean woman unveiled at Saudi’s AlUla
Saudi Arabia revealed a 3D reconstruction of the face of a Nabatean woman who lived some 2,000 years ago in Hegra in AlUla, the country’s first UNESCO ... Art and culture -
Lebanon hopes UNESCO danger listing could save Tripoli’s modernist fairground
Its arch is cracking and its vast pavilions lie empty, but the crumbling Rachid Karami International Fair in Lebanon’s port city Tripoli now has hope ... Art and culture -
Sharjah converts ‘Kalba Ice Factory’ building into cool art spaces
Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) has completed the planned transformation of Kalba Ice Factory, an abandoned 20,000 sq. meter industrial site on the ... Art and culture -
Egyptologists uncover Pharaonic tomb containing possibly oldest mummy found in Egypt
Egyptologists have uncovered a Pharaonic tomb near the capital Cairo containing what may be the oldest and “most complete” mummy yet to be discovered ... Art and culture -
Ancient Jerusalem hand imprint baffles Israel archaeologists
Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday that they are trying to uncover the meaning of a recently discovered hand imprint carved into the stone wall of ... Art and culture -
In Dubai, artisans pass Emirati crafts onto generations to keep heritage alive
Inside a traditionally built home, a group of women and craftswomen sit together in a circle as they weave colored palm fronds, an ancestral Emirati ... Art and culture -
Sharjah Museums Authority celebrates 30th anniversary of its Archaeology Museum
Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA) marks the 30th Anniversary of the opening of the Sharjah Archaeology Museum, the emirate’s first cultural institution ... Art and culture -
Sharjah Art Foundation brings together 150 artists, collectives for Sharjah Biennial
Beginning February 2023, Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) brings together over 150 artists and collectives from more than 70 countries for the 15th ... Art and culture -
Manal Ataya highlights role of Sharjah museums in promoting cultural diplomacy
Cultural diplomacy and the role of Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA) in fostering intercultural and interfaith dialogue was the focus of a virtual talk ... Art and culture