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Six UAE exhibitions you can't miss this JuneFeatured
FeatureUAE Design

Six UAE exhibitions you can't miss this June

From Zayed National Museum to Alserkal Avenue, the unmissable shows defining the Emirates' cultural summer.

By Sara Khoury · June 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Art Dubai 2026: inside this year's special editionFeature
International Design

Art Dubai 2026: inside this year's special edition

A leaner, sharper fair puts the region's galleries — and its ideas — firmly at the centre of the conversation.

June 18, 2026 · 5 min read
Aïda Muluneh at Efie Gallery: This Bloom I BorrowExhibition
UAE Exhibition

Aïda Muluneh at Efie Gallery: This Bloom I Borrow

Photography, painting and performance converge in a vivid study of identity, womanhood and heritage.

June 22, 2026 · 6 min read
Pavilion of Lebanon opens at La Biennale di VeneziaNews
International Design

Pavilion of Lebanon opens at La Biennale di Venezia

The Lebanese national pavilion brings a powerful meditation on memory and reconstruction to Venice.

June 10, 2026 · 4 min read
World Art Dubai 2026: everything to expect at Expo City DubaiNews
UAE Design

World Art Dubai 2026: everything to expect at Expo City Dubai

The accessible fair returns with a broader programme, new galleries and a stronger focus on emerging practice.

June 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Everything we know about Sharjah Biennial 17 in 2027News
UAE Design

Everything we know about Sharjah Biennial 17 in 2027

Dates, venues and early curatorial signals for the region's most intellectually ambitious biennial.

May 28, 2026 · 5 min read
How AlUla is rethinking jewellery through craft and educationFeature
KSA Design

How AlUla is rethinking jewellery through craft and education

A new generation of makers in northwest Arabia is rewriting what Gulf jewellery can look like.

May 26, 2026 · 6 min read
From Art Dubai to Al Quoz: what to see at Dom Art ProjectsNews
UAE Design

From Art Dubai to Al Quoz: what to see at Dom Art Projects

The gallery's summer programme bridges the fair season and the studio, with works that reward a slower look.

May 11, 2026 · 3 min read
The Dubai artist creating 'wearable art' inspired by the UAE's spirit of unityInterview
UAE Interview

The Dubai artist creating 'wearable art' inspired by the UAE's spirit of unity

On translating national identity into garments you can live in.

May 15, 2026 · 8 min read
How Nicky Greig curates spaces inspired by African craftsmanshipInterview
UAE Interview

How Nicky Greig curates spaces inspired by African craftsmanship

A conversation about material honesty, provenance and place.

May 7, 2026 · 6 min read
Aïda Muluneh at Efie Gallery: This Bloom I BorrowExhibition
UAE Exhibition

Aïda Muluneh at Efie Gallery: This Bloom I Borrow

New works blending photography, painting and performance — a vivid exploration of identity, womanhood and heritage through colour and symbolism.

June 22, 2026 · 6 min read
Body Quotidian opens at Sharjah Art FoundationExhibition
UAE Exhibition

Body Quotidian opens at Sharjah Art Foundation

The body as archive, ritual and everyday material.

June 15, 2026 · 4 min read
Artist of the Week: Maisoon Al SalehProfile
UAE Design

Artist of the Week: Maisoon Al Saleh

On skulls, symbolism and building a visual language that travels between worlds. The multidisciplinary UAE artist on her practice.

June 16, 2026 · 4 min read
Inside Art Dubai 2026's special editionFeature
International Design

Inside Art Dubai 2026's special edition

A closer look at the galleries, artists and moments that defined this year's most talked-about fair.

June 8, 2026 · 7 min read
Zayed National Museum, in detailFeature
UAE Design

Zayed National Museum, in detail

A room-by-room guide to the landmark institution finally open in Abu Dhabi.

May 30, 2026 · 9 min read
Pavilion of Lebanon at VeniceNews
International Design

Pavilion of Lebanon at Venice

Why the Lebanese pavilion is one of the most emotionally necessary shows at this year's Biennale.

June 10, 2026 · 5 min read
AlUla's new language of jewelleryFeature
KSA Design

AlUla's new language of jewellery

How the ancient landscape of northwest Arabia is inspiring a fresh wave of jewellery design.

May 26, 2026 · 6 min read