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News from the world of arts, literature, music and heritage, highlighting how societies express and preserve their cultural identities

AI struggles to recognise traditional music forms such Al Ayyala, an Emirati performing art. Chris Whiteoak / The National

AI is struggling to hear the Gulf’s music

CommentNovember 10, 2026

The RAGE brings 1990s nostalgia and a distinctive gold-and-white taxi to the Cultural Foundation in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh for The National

Take a nostalgia trip to 1990s Abu Dhabi at the Cultural Foundation

CultureNovember 04, 2026

Its green and blue-tiled interiors made the old Terminal 1 one of the UAE capital’s most recognisable pieces of modernist architecture. Photo: Nomad Abu Dhabi

Old Abu Dhabi airport terminal renewed by Nomad travelling art and design fair

CultureNovember 03, 2026

A Sharjah Film Platform screening at Mirage City Cinema, an open-air theatre in Al Mureijah Square, Sharjah. Photo: Sharjah Art Foundation

24 hours in Sharjah, from architecture to outdoor cinema and karak chai

In FocusNovember 03, 2026

Falconer Ammar bin Humaid Al Marri with one of his birds. Victor Besa / The National

How falconry season brings Emiratis together in Abu Dhabi

UAEOctober 31, 2026

Youth Orchestra Abu Dhabi will open in January. Photo: Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi announces new youth orchestra with free music education

Music & On-stageOctober 26, 2026

A 4,700-year-old shipwreck and the stories it brings to life

A 4,700-year-old shipwreck and the stories it brings to life

Culture BitesOctober 22, 2026

Ala Younis's 'Past of a Temporal Universe' exhibition at New York University Abu Dhabi in September 2025. Victor Besa / The National

Heritage is not fixed in the past but reinvented in real time

CommentOctober 17, 2026

A new exhibition at Louvre Abu Dhabi traces a millennium of maritime history and connection. Victor Besa / The National

How Abu Dhabi is revealing the roots of the UAE’s global outlook

EditorialOctober 16, 2026

Camels have played a central role in Emirati life for thousands of years, a history explored in Zayed National Museum's coming exhibition. Photo: Peter Leach / DCT Abu Dhabi, Zayed National Museum Collection

Zayed National Museum's first temporary exhibition to explore 7,000 years of camel history

CultureOctober 14, 2026

‘Jareema’: The Arabic word for crime is deployed in courts and cultural debates

‘Jareema’, or crime, is deployed in courts and cultural debates

CultureOctober 09, 2026

Shota Musaev; The National

Fight, flight and the courage in between

CommentOctober 09, 2026

Culture as a building block: How the Middle East can inspire future cities

Culture as a building block: how the Middle East can inspire future cities

Culture BitesOctober 08, 2026

People take part in the Dubai Mallathon. AFP

The UAE wants to make healthy living easier

EditorialOctober 05, 2026

Sofiane Chalal’s XXL uses hip-hop and humour to challenge perceptions of larger bodies on stage, as part of Perform Sharjah. Photo: Sharjah Arts Foundation

Hip-hop to giant puppets: Eight shows to see at Perform Sharjah 2026

Music & On-stageOctober 04, 2026

AI fluency means instinctively asking, before beginning a task, whether AI could help you do it better. Getty Images

How AI is replacing English as the world’s second language

CommentOctober 01, 2026

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