Category: Culture

Read all about cultural events and activities across the UAE.

The Founder’s Memorial Abu Dhabi turns Three

February 26, 2021

The Founder’s Memorial, a permanent tribute to the late founding father of the UAE, Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, is celebrating its third anniversary that took place on the 26th of February, 2018 through the unveiling of the centerpiece of the site, a monumental artwork named The Constellation.

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DCT Abu Dhabi Announces Theme of 2021 Culture Summit.

February 25, 2021

The fourth edition of the forum will bring together cultural leaders, practitioners and experts from the fields of art, heritage, museums, media and technology to generate new strategies and thinking, and identify ways in which culture can transform societies and communities worldwide.

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Al Ain Film Festival Highlights

January 30, 2021

The curtain fell on the activities of the “Al Ain Film Festival” in its third session, at Al Jahili Fort in Al Ain, under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, and in the presence of His Excellency Sheikh Dr. Saeed bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, and Mr. Amer Salmeen Al Marri, Director General of the Festival .
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Abu Dhabi Beauty Week launched by Retail Abu Dhabi

January 28, 2021

Retail Abu Dhabi, the retail platform of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), has revealed plans for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Beauty Week, an 11-day consumer beauty event which will take place in the emirate from February 4th to 14th.
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Al Qattara to screen Emirati & Israeli short films

January 28, 2021

The UAE will host a special showcase to screen Emirati and Israeli short films as part of the greater strengthening of relations between the two nations.
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Louvre Abu Dhabi has some exciting new exhibits this Winter.

January 26, 2021

While travel to Paris may be difficult this winter, masterpieces of the Musée d’Orsay and the Bibliothèque nationale de France – both lending museums from the France Museums network – have arrived at Louvre Abu Dhabi. Joining these loans will be Charing Cross Bridge by Claude Monet, on loan from a UAE private collection.
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