Emaar Hotels is investing heavily in its Rove brand, with half a dozen openings anticipated this year and three more due to open by 2020. The second Rove has just opened in Deira, joining the spectacularly successful Rove Downtown (opposite [ … ]
Some might say the best thing about both Jurassic Park and Raiders of the Lost Ark is the music on the soundtrack. Whether or not you think either film has worn particularly well, there’s no denying the quality of the [ … ]
The first show in Concrete, the 600 sq m event venue designed by OMA for Alserkal Avenue, will be the highly topical Syria: Into the Light. The exhibition of modern and contemporary Syrian art is presented with the Atassi Foundation [ … ]
The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature relies on its volunteers to run smoothly, but volunteering also offers a unique opportunity to anyone who might be looking for hands-on experience in the event industry and/or literature enthusiasts (though to be fair [ … ]
The School Librarian of the Year Award is looking for nominations – they can come from heads, teachers, students, governors, parents, “anyone with an interest in school librarianship” and school librarians themselves. The Award – actually there seem to be [ … ]
Artscoops, the fairly new Beirut-based online gallery specialising in MENA art, ran a live auction earlier this year featuring Arabic film posters. Now a second round is under way, with bids closing on 14 December. As before, there’s a fascinating [ … ]
We have a soft spot for the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, perhaps in part because Kerala is so damned attractive, but the 2016 edition – curated by Sudarshan Shetty – doesn’t need any extra support. Under the title Forming in the pupil [ … ]
The international conference on Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage, organised by the governments of the UAE and France under the auspices of UNESCO and held in Abu Dhabi at the start of the month, has confirmed the creation of a $100 [ … ]
The UAE’s official new agency WAM used the occasion of National Day to produce a series of reports on the state’s achievements over the past year – including one on the UAE’s Culture and Heritage. We’ll have our own roundup [ … ]
The UAE Memorial was formally inaugurated on 30 Nov, Martyr’s Day. It’s a striking composition by Idris Khan which went from design approval to delivery within just nine months; the centrepiece of Wahat al Karama, a new Memorial Park just [ … ]
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