The Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) has appointed Sheikha Alyazia bint Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan as the ”Extraordinary Ambassador for Culture for ALECSO” for 2021-2022, in recognition of her remarkable cultural and creative achievements locally, regionally and internationally. Sheikha Alyazia bint Nahyan has become the first person to be appointed to […]Read More
The Khawla Art and Cultural Foundation, which was founded by Sheikha Khawla bint Ahmed Khalifa Al Suwaidi, who is the wife of H.H. Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Adviser, concluded the exhibition titled “Unity in Diversity”, held at Dubai Opera. The 15-day exhibition attracted over 1,000 visitors, including prominent public figures, intellectuals, […]Read More
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Sharjah Department of Culture (SDC) and Jordan’s Ministry of Culture at an official ceremony in Amman to enhance the role of Bait Al Sheir, which was inaugurated in the Mafraq Governorate back on 22nd July, 2015. In this regard, Ali Al Ayed, Jordan Minister of Culture, received […]Read More
Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, has inaugurated the second exhibition by Louvre Abu Dhabi this year, titled ‘Dragon and Phoenix – Centuries of Exchange between Chinese and Islamic Worlds’. The exhibition opens to the public tomorrow 6th October and will run until 12th February 2022. […]Read More
Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has announced that Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, the region’s pre-eminent museum dedicated to global modern and contemporary art, is set for completion in 2025. A contractor has been appointed for the project with a contract value of US$1bn to deliver the Frank Gehry-designed museum. The landmark project is […]Read More
A local team from the Sharjah Archaeology Authority has discovered several old Islamic coins in the central region of Sharjah, consisting of rare silver dirhams dating back to the Abbasid Dynasty. The coins bear the iconography of five caliphs from the period, Caliph Abu Jaafar Al Mansour, Caliph Mohamed Al Mahdi, Caliph Haroun Al Rashid, […]Read More
Sharjah Art Foundation has announced the winners of its inaugural photography prize at the opening of Vantage Point Sharjah 9 (VPS9). The Foundation’s annual photography exhibition is showcasing works selected through an international open call that received 500 submissions this year. Presenting works by 53 photographers from 30 countries, the 2021 iteration of Vantage Point […]Read More
The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) and the Ministry of Culture and Youth have launched the Access Sharjah Challenge with an equity-free prize pool of $100,000 open to top start-ups from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Inspired by the United Nations General Assembly’s declaration of 2021 as the International Year of Creative Economy […]Read More
H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated, on Sunday, a brand new exhibition in Sharjah’s iconic new cultural and literary hub, the House of Wisdom. Titled a ‘A Window to the Soul: Gibran Khalil Gibran’, the exhibition turns the spotlight on the globally loved and respected […]Read More
Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of the International Publishers Association (IPA) and Founder and CEO of the UAE-based Kalimat Group (KG), has announced that the entire sales proceeds of the first edition of her latest work in children’s literature titled ‘World Book Capital’, will be donated to rebuilding Samir Mansour Library, a Gaza […]Read More
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