The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra – that’s its rather beautiful Snøhetta-designed Dhahram HQ in the picture) has been burnishing its credentials as a regional thinktank for the cultural and creative ecosystem with the release of a series [ … ]
The Abu Dhabi government is planning to invest a further $6bn in the cultural and creative industries over the next five years as the emirate uses the need for a post-pandemic stimulus to continue its diversification away from its economic [ … ]
The UNESCO Executive Board has adopted the first draft decision that the UAE has proposed to it. The subject was ‘A Framework for Culture and Art Education’, and frankly there was little danger that it would not be accepted – [ … ]
The fourth edition of Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, scheduled for 8 to 10 March, is a virtual edition of the event that organiser DCT Abu Dhabi describes as “a leading global forum which explores creative cultural solutions to the most [ … ]
It’s obviously been a turbulent year in live entertainment, especially for an organisation like The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi that normally runs a busy schedule of performances, workshops and events. Bill Bragin, Executive Artistic Director of The Arts [ … ]
The magpie team is once again putting together its annual list of the 50 most exciting, innovative and stimulating people in the UAE who are making a difference to the cultural and creative life of the Emirates. And we want [ … ]
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has unveiled a five-year Culture Sector Strategy that has the aim of “strengthening the foundations and infrastructure of Abu Dhabi’s cultural ecosystem”. It also aims to produce 45,000 jobs by 2024 [ … ]
Art Basel, the dominant organisers of art fairs around the world, is “further expanding its engagement beyond the core art world” with “a multi-faceted cultural experience” in Abu Dhabi next February. Art Basel Inside is a three-day conference and “immersive [ … ]
Here it is: the 2019 edition of magpie’s 50 To Follow. Like most retrospective lists, it’s intended as a conversation piece. We fully expect you to disagree with our inclusions, and with the (admittedly pretty arbitrary) ranking that we’ve given [ … ]
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) is running the third edition of the Culture Summit Abu Dhabi on 7-11 April at Manarat Al Saadiyat. The Summit is described in its own blurb as “a [ … ]
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