Europe’s largest art fair reports ‘record’ prices for Van Gogh, Picasso
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – Europe's largest art fair closed its doors on Friday with organizers saying that sales, including a rare...Arts & Culture Culture & Society
Nolan’s masterpiece ‘Oppenheimer’ wins best picture Oscar
Hollywood, United States - It is, in the words of its director, the story of the most important person who ever...Arts & Culture
Saudi Arabia aims to be world’s primary source for dates
Saudi Arabia looks to dominate the dates industry It wants to establish itself as the primary source of dates for...Mena box office revenues to hit $1bn by 2024: PwC
Revenues from cinema in the Mena region is expected to defy global trends and hit $1 billion by 2024 Box...
Spanish film studio to invest $250 million in Saudi Arabia
Minimo VFX CEO Felix Balbas said that his company would open a regional headquarters in Riyadh The studio will enter...
Sharjah Public Library director elected to IFLA’s MENA committee
Bushulaibi will represent regional interests at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions She will work with the other...Abu Dhabi to build museums in a $6 billion spending spree on culture
Abu Dhabi to construct museums and patronize sectors like media, gaming in $6 billion spending plan The plan is part...
MAKTABA celebrates winners of ‘Little Writer in the Big Book’ contest
Launched in 2011, the competition has attracted more than 2,000 entries during the past eight yearsAbu Dhabi book fair sales rise 20%
This was the 30th edition of the book fair The 2020 edition of the fair was not held due to...
Abu Dhabi Book Fair to digitize Arabic prose in audiobooks
One of the notable works covered by the series includes the Muqaddimah of Ibn Khaldun
UNESCO, World Bank partner to enable cultural, creative activities in cities
The creative economy is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the world economy Cultural, creative industries contribute annual global revenues...
$2.25trn creative sector that employs 30m worldwide needs help: UN
The creative and cultural industry needs more support as it has been of great service during the coronavirus pandemic. The...
