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The Flying Saucer, Sharjah, UAE, 2020. Photo: Danko Stjepanovic.
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Sharjah's weird, wonderful 'Flying Saucer' to reopen after two-year renovation

Acquired by Sharjah Art Foundation in 2012, the architectural landmark will now be used as an art and event space

ArtSeptember 12, 2020
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which reopened after five months on August 29, has appointed its first full-time Native American curator. Bloomberg
The Met hires first full-time Native American Art curator in its 150-year history

Patricia Marroquin Norby's appointment marks an important shift in the museum's approach to presenting Native American Art

ArtSeptember 10, 2020
AC03 SEP ART Mina Zayed Fishermen Nandini Kochar
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Memories of Mina Zayed: Abu Dhabi fishermen bid farewell to life as they knew it

Many members of the once-thriving community have recently left the UAE's shores, as captured in a new project by Abu Dhabi student Nandini Kochar

ArtSeptember 10, 2020
Brian Pepito's song 'Bisayang Gwapito', released in January, has received two million streams on Spotify. Victor Besa / The National
How this Filipino sales manager in Abu Dhabi got two million streams on Spotify

Brian Pepito writes, composes and records his own music from his home studio

MusicSeptember 10, 2020
Stonehenge is believed to have served as a burial ground, a ceremonial site and a destination for religious pilgrimage. Reuters
An early sound chamber? Study suggests Stonehenge was designed to amplify voices

By creating an acoustic model of the prehistoric monument, researchers discovered how it altered sounds

ArtSeptember 08, 2020
US filmmaker Ava DuVernay has turned her sights to art exhibitions. AFP
How Ava DuVernay is using art to honour important figures in black history

Working with a gallery in London, the US director will bring together 13 African artists to create new works

ArtSeptember 08, 2020
A tourist and guide at the Giza Pyramids plateau overlooking the Giza necropolis on the south-western outskirts of the Egyptian capital. The site will be the backdrop of an art exhibition titled Forever is Now in October 2021. AFP
Forever is Now: Pyramids of Giza to provide backdrop for 2021 art show

The exhibition will focus on the influence of ancient Egypt on artists

ArtSeptember 03, 2020
Fiona Afshar, 54, taught herself how to make pasta and began adding her artistic twist with colours and patterns. All images courtesy Fiona Afshar
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Meet the home cook whose artistic pasta has made her an Instagram star

She has gained a large online following thanks to her eye-catching and vividly coloured pasta

FoodSeptember 03, 2020
Danielle Bailey, lead instructor at Dubai's Yoga House, has been teaching for 12 years. Courtesy Danielle Bailey
How to choose the right yoga mat, according to yoga teachers

Features such as thickness, texture and material are some of the key things to consider when investing in a mat

WellbeingSeptember 03, 2020
Sundos Alsheebani, 'Absurdism II' (2018). Courtesy the artist and Sharjah Art Foundation
Vantage Point Sharjah: a showcase of 30 photographers from around the world

The eighth instalment of Sharjah Art Foundation's annual photography show opens on Saturday, August 29

ArtSeptember 02, 2020
A work by Tagreed Darghouth from her upcoming Toys and Trophies: From Zeus’ Pandora to Barbie Doll exhibition at Tabari Artspace. Courtesy the artist and Tabari Artspace
Mark your calendars: 6 new art exhibitions coming to Dubai this autumn

The UAE art scene faces a new season after a difficult few months instigated by the pandemic

ArtSeptember 02, 2020
Lady Cochrane at the opening of the exhibition Manuscripts Precieux et Livres Rares at the Sursock Museum, 1962. Sursock Museum archive
Culture champion Lady Cochrane dies of blast injuries aged 98

The arts advocate, 98, co-founded the country’s Association for the Protection of the Natural Sites and Ancient Buildings

ArtSeptember 01, 2020
Singer Fairuz performs in Beirut in 2010. AFP
Fairuz to meet Emmanuel Macron to discuss the future of Lebanon

The Elysee Palace announced that the president will meet the reclusive singer, 85, at her home near Beirut

MusicSeptember 01, 2020
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Reporter: Alexandra Chaves. Arts and Life. Photographs in Dialogue at the Etihad Museum documents the diplomatic relationship between the UK and the UAE, from the 1960s and 70s to the foundation of the country in 1971. Pictures of Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum with British Prime Minster Harold Wilson in 1969. Monday, August 24th, 2020. Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Photos that show how the UAE & UK worked together towards 1971 unification

A new exhibition marks the first international collaboration between Etihad Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, London

ArtSeptember 01, 2020
AC25 AUG Art Quarantine Wall Viktorija O
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Artist spent her 113 days in lockdown creating a 'doodle wall'

Viktorija Osipova made a visual diary of her time at home by painting a wall in her London apartment

ArtAugust 30, 2020
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