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The Storyteller explores the late Hassan Sharif’s Objects series through a fresh lens, drawing connections between craft and storytelling. Photo: Gallery Isabelle

Weekly UAE museum and gallery guide: Last chance to see Quranic manuscripts

Plus, a show dedicated to the works of late Emirati artist Hassan Sharif

Cyprus exhibition shows artworks and embroidery from Arab world

Art Basel to make Middle East debut with Qatar fair

Picasso exhibition leads Louvre Abu Dhabi's new programme

How Bahrain's award-winning pavilion will live on beyond Venice Biennale

Christie’s to spotlight Marwan and his rippling art of exile this summer

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What is a foreign film production anyway?

Culture BitesImpact of tariffs on Hollywood productions coming to the Middle East

How Abu Dhabi is attracting Hollywood

Culture BitesHow Abu Dhabi is attracting Hollywood

How political should a music festival be?

Culture BitesHow political should a music festival be?

Can art really cut through the turmoil?

Culture BitesCan art really cut through the turmoil?

Taking the art out of artificial: Has AI gone too far?

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Why Disney’s remake of Snow White became a poisoned apple

Culture BitesArtistic gifts for Eid – and Snow White

Netflix’s Adolescence: the uncomfortable truth about online culture

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From Gaza to Cannes: Arab films in the spotlight

Culture BitesWorth the watch: Arab flicks at Cannes Film Festival

What is a foreign film production anyway?

Culture BitesImpact of tariffs on Hollywood productions coming to the Middle East

How Abu Dhabi is attracting Hollywood

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How political should a music festival be?

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Can art really cut through the turmoil?

Culture BitesCan art really cut through the turmoil?

Taking the art out of artificial: Has AI gone too far?

Culture BitesTaking the art out of artificial: has AI gone too far?

Why Disney’s remake of Snow White became a poisoned apple

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Netflix’s Adolescence: the uncomfortable truth about online culture

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