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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
How Emirati craft traditions are shaping a new design languageFeature
Culture

How Emirati craft traditions are shaping a new design language

Weavers, potters and metalworkers are finding a second life in the studios of a younger generation.

June 20, 2026 · 7 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
Why the Gulf's diaspora artists are coming homeLong Read
Culture

Why the Gulf's diaspora artists are coming home

After decades abroad, a wave of artists is returning to build, teach and stay. We spoke to six of them about what brought them back.

June 5, 2026 · 12 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
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