The has announced a total of Five winners have been named for the September edition of the monthly Instagram Photo Contest run by HIPA (Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award). The theme was Shadows. Since [ … ]
The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture have been announced. The prize, which is given every three years, was established by Aga Khan IV to reward architectural concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of Islamic societies [ … ]
So exactly what goes into designing and installing an exhibition? Visitors to Test Bed ’71 at Sharjah’s 1971 Design Space (sessions between 3 and 5 Oct) can find out. A series of guided tours of past 1971 Design Space shows [ … ]
Sharjah Biennial is spreading its wings. SB13 will now unfold in five sections across the year from October 2016, encompassing the main exhibitions and a public programme in two acts in Sharjah and Beirut; a year-long educational programme in Sharjah; [ … ]
The first Res Artis Meeting in the Middle East runs from 21-25 Nov in Tehran under the title “Roots and Routes: Challenges and Opportunities of Connectivity”. Through panels, workshops and roundtable discussions, the meeting will seek to address the different [ … ]
Not to be outdone by Abu Dhabi’s plans to fill Saadiyat with museums, Dubai Culture has put more flesh on the bones of Sheikh Mohammed’s announcement of the Etihad Museum. It’s a rather lovely building, a flowing canopy over a [ … ]
This year’s CID Awards by Commercial Interior Design magazine – the tenth edition! – covered the whole spectrum of commercial interiors, as usual. This year’s awards (17 of them) focus a bit more on individuals rather than firms or projects. [ … ]
Dubai Design Week has selected Cairo for this year’s Iconic City exhibition, and this one looks a significant upgrade on the inaugural show last year which focused on Beirut. The idea is to explore (or at least illustrate) the culture [ … ]
James Christie, founder of the fine art auction house that bears his name, held his first auction on 5 December 1766. Christie’s Dubai is celebrating the 250th anniversary (and its own ten years of activity in the UAE) with an [ … ]
Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi), which runs the Louvre Abu Dhabi project, has announced the key appointments for the museum. Manuel Rabaté has been named as Louvre Abu Dhabi Director; the Deputy Director will be Hissa [ … ]
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