Dubai Design Week 2024 will gather over 500 designers and brands from over 40 countries to present new design concepts through installations, exhibitions, and interactive displays
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Dubai leads the world in foreign direct investment in cultural and creative industries with $3.2bn inflow and over 21,500 new jobs last year
Dubai ranked as number one city in the world for FDI capital inflows into cultural and creative industries
Al Fahidi Fort
Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan reviews Al Fahidi Fort rehabilitation project
Located in Old Dubai, Al Fahidi Fort dates back to the late 1700s
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Dubai tops global cities index for third consecutive year, ranks 23rd globally
Dubai maintains its leading position in the region while Abu Dhabi rose 10 spots
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Art Dubai gives $39m boost to city
Art Dubai exhibition delivers $39m boost, creates 23,500 hotel bookings
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Dubai’s new creative zone project kicks off latest phase
The project, scheduled to be completed by 2025, is being implemented to ensure Dubai’s future economy relies on sustainable knowledge and creativity
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Dubai ranks second globally for attracting FDI projects in its creative economy
It is top for the region attracting 233 new projects in the creative economy in 2021
Art Dubai
Promoting art is a social responsibility
Julius Baer’s collaboration with Art Dubai is in line with the bank’s long-term commitment to supporting the UAE’s emergence as a cultural hub in the region
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Why tradition wins out over technology when it comes to art
With all the focus on technology it would be easy to consign art to the history books, to be looked on in amazement by students-of-the-future studying science, tech, engineering and mathematics (STEM), as a reminder of a bygone era
Al Fahidi Fort
Renovation plan revealed for Al Fahidi Fort, former HQ of Dubai ruler
Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan announces rehabilitation project of the fort which is now home to Dubai Museum
Al Shindagha Days
In pictures: Dubai’s new culture festival Al Shindagha Days
The celebration of Emirati culture underway around the Al-Shindagha neighbourhood, including Al Shindagha Museum, the Perfume House, the Historical Documents Centre, Saruq Al Hadid Archaeological Museum and the waterfront area in old Dubai.
Al Ras Library
Dubai’s oldest public library closes for renovations
Dubai Culture and Arts Authority has announced the closure of Al Ras Public Library in Deira
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Sheikha Latifa to lead Dubai’s bid for global cultural hub status
Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is appointed chairperson of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority
Al Marmoom Camel Race Track
Video: Keeping tradition alive in Dubai
Tourists are flocking to Dubai to experience the traditional Bedouin culture.
Abdul Rahman Al Owais
Dubai opens phase 1 of Dubai Historical District
Dubai Culture & Arts Authority announces launch of the Al Shindagha Museum
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Museum of Illusions to open in Dubai in September
The venue will boast the largest collection of optical illusions in the Museum of Illusions’ worldwide portfolio, housing 80 exhibits providing visitors with unique visual and sensory experiences