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Louvre Abu Dhabi
What role do cultural institutions have to play in the pandemic?

The first day of the event hosted by Louvre Abu Dhabi and NYU Abu Dhabi explored how museums have changed amid economic and cultural fallouts

ArtNovember 17, 2020
Osha Khaleefa Al Mansoori (7), she is very much confident and passionate about falcons and falconry as a heritage sport, before release the falcon for the training , she always embrace her falcon at remote Abu Dhabi desert, UAE, Vidhyaa Chandramohan for The National
Meet the 7-year-old Emirati falconer transforming the 4,000-year-old tradition

Osha Al Mansoori has been trained by her mother from a young age to join the next generation of female falconers

ArtNovember 16, 2020
Jenny Holzer, ‘For Louvre Abu Dhabi’ (2017) ©Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi, Photography Marc Domage
Louvre Abu Dhabi turns 3: five pieces to see from its permanent collection

To mark the institution's third birthday, we look at some of its key pieces on display

ArtNovember 12, 2020
Philip Mueller's exhibition The Last Days of Soft Machine is currently showing at Dubai’s Carbon 12. Photo by Anna Shtraus
Austrian artist Philip Mueller paints the end of the world in latest Dubai show

Mueller marks an end of a narrative in his exhibition, currently on show at Carbon 12

ArtNovember 01, 2020
A spectator at the Gateway: Fragments, Yesterday and Today exhibition during the 11th edition of Abu Dhabi Art. Reem Mohammed / The National
Abu Dhabi Art announces Emirati artists selected for emerging talent exhibition

The Beyond section will explore the theme of memory through works by Hind Mezaina, Afra Al Dhaheri and Afra Al Suwaidi

ArtOctober 28, 2020
The LA Mayer Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem was scheduled to sell a number of pieces at auction. Getty Images
Israeli museum postpones auction of Islamic antiquities amid backlash

Ottoman helmets and armour, antique carpets and ceramics were among the objects included in the sale

ArtOctober 27, 2020
Dubai's Ayyam Gallery is hosting a charity exhibition to raise funds for Beirut. All images courtesy of the artist and Ayyam Gallery
Ammar Abd Rabbo captures scale of Beirut blast in Dubai exhibition

Proceeds from the Syrian-French photojournalist's print sales will go towards rebuilding efforts in the Lebanese capital

ArtOctober 27, 2020
'Sila', the winning submission for The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award 2019. Courtesy ADMAF
The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award opens for applications

The winning entrant will receive $10,000 to produce their artworks, which will be unveiled in Abu Dhabi in November 2021

ArtOctober 25, 2020
These Palestinian thobes were created by Jordanian design studio Naqsh Collective and UAE social enterprise 81 Designs and will be presented at Abu Dhabi Art in November. All images courtesy 81 Designs and Naqsh Collective
Palestinian thobe gets artistic makeover in social enterprise initiative for refugees

Naqsh Collective and 81 Designs have collaborated to create a new line to be presented at Abu Dhabi Art

FashionOctober 22, 2020
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, Antonia Carver and Munira Al Sayegh are among the speakers at NYUAD Art Gallery's upcoming event Tracing: The Beginning
Key figures in UAE art scene to discuss future of cultural institutions

The event marks the conclusion of NYU Abu Dhabi's digital programme 'Trace: Archives and Reunions', launched in May

ArtOctober 22, 2020
Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly, left, Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled el-Anany and secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri inspect one of the coffins discovered at an ancient burial shaft at a necropolis in Saqqara, south of Cairo. EPA
More than 80 sarcophagi from ancient Egypt unearthed by archaeologists

The colourful coffins are believed to be more than 2,500 years old

ArtOctober 21, 2020
Rania Matar, 'Mia and Jun, Allston, Massachusetts'. Courtesy the artist
Art in Isolation: 39 Middle Eastern artists present work made during the pandemic

The exhibition by Middle East Institute's Art Gallery includes 53 selected works from an open call in June and is available online

ArtOctober 21, 2020
Enzo Mari was known for his elegantly minimal designs. Getty Images
A pioneer of DIY furniture: design legend Enzo Mari dies aged 88

The designer and artist was one of the forerunners of self-assembled furniture

ArtOctober 20, 2020
The Museum of the Moon exhibition allows visitors to see the lunar surface up close. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Take a trip to outer space as giant Moon replica goes on display in Dubai

The work by British artist Luke Jerram is on view at OliOli, a children's play museum in Al Quoz

ArtOctober 20, 2020
A sculpture that is part of the The Six Forgotten Giants in Copenhagen, Denmark
Denmark's hidden trolls: why artist Thomas Dambo creates giant recycled sculptures

The Danish artist has assembled 11 works in the wilderness to encourage people to connect with nature

ArtOctober 19, 2020
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