Arts & Culture

Riyadh Art Brings 75 Permanent Works Into Capital’s Public Spaces | 📷SPA RIYADH, Aug 17 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Riyadh Art’s permanent collection comprises 75 works installed across the capital’s transport hubs, public squares, neighborhoods and economic districts, integrating art into spaces used by residents throughout their daily routines. Examples of the collection appear across distinct parts of the city. Saudi artist Zaman Jassim’s “When the Moon is Full” is dis

Carabinieri officers pose with three paintings by Paul Cezanne, Henri Matisse and Pierre-Auguste Renoir recovered after they were stolen from the Magnani Rocca Foundation in Mamiano, Italy, in this handout image released on August 14, 2026. Carabinieri/Handout via REUTERS PARMA, August 16 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Italian cultural heritage police found three paintings by Paul Cezanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri Matisse in a Parma apartment months after the works wer

Buraidah Museum Documents Qassim’s Social and Cultural History | 📷SPA JEDDAH, August 12 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Buraidah Museum, operated by Qassim Municipality, houses collections documenting aspects of the region’s social, economic and cultural history. Its galleries include historical objects, photographs, manuscripts and documents linked to Qassim and the wider history of Saudi Arabia. The museum, which opened in 1419 AH, was established with the participation of

Makkah’s Holy Quran Museum Houses 18th-Century Manuscript | 📷SPA MAKKAH, August 10 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — An 18th-century Holy Quran manuscript housed at the Holy Quran Museum in Makkah’s Hira Cultural District offers visitors insight into the development of handwritten Qurans and Arabic calligraphy. The manuscript provides a historical view of the artistic and technical methods used to produce Quranic works, including the evolution of ornamentation and gilding acros

Historic Jeddah Summer Program Blends Heritage, Art and Technology | 📷SPA JEDDAH, August 10 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Historic Jeddah Summer is presenting a multi-site program combining cultural heritage, art, technology, education and community activities across the UNESCO World Heritage site. The Red Sea Museum is showcasing Saudi maritime heritage and the Red Sea’s historical links with civilizations and communities. Its “Sunken Treasures” exhibition explores navigat

Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council Announces Launch of Irthi Museum in Sharjah | 📷WAM SHARJAH, August 10 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council announced the launch of Irthi Museum in Sharjah, describing it as the region’s first museum dedicated to contemporary craft. The museum will operate as a permanent cultural institution focused on preserving, documenting and presenting the evolution of contemporary craft in the UAE and the wider region. Its pl

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi to open on December 11 ABU DHABI, July 28, Saudi Arabia Breaking News — Guggenheim Abu Dhabi will open on December 11, 2026, adding a major modern and contemporary art museum to the growing collection of cultural institutions on Saadiyat Island. Designed by the late Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate Frank Gehry, the museum will encompass a total built-up area of 80,000 square metres. It will include 11,600 square metres of indoor gallery space and 23,0

Arees Well Preserves Story of Prophet Muhammad’s Lost Ring in Madinah MADINAH, July 25 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — The Arees Well in Quba, widely known as the Well of the Ring, is linked to the loss of a silver ring once used by the Prophet Muhammad to seal official letters, according to historical sources. The ring carried the inscription “Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah.” Following the Prophet’s death, it was entrusted successively to the caliphs Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthm

Louvre Abu Dhabi Expands Summer Programme With Interactive Art and Cultural Experiences | 📷WAM ABU DHABI, July 23, Saudi Arabia Breaking News – Louvre Abu Dhabi is offering a two-month summer programme combining exhibitions, workshops, cinema, guided tours and digital experiences for children, families and adult visitors. Running throughout July and August, the programme is led by “Board Game Adventure,” a new interactive exhibition at the Children’s Museum exploring how gam

Bayeux Tapestry Arrives in London Ahead of British Museum Exhibition LONDON, July 11, Saudi Arabia Breaking News — The Bayeux Tapestry has arrived in Britain for the first time in nearly 1,000 years ahead of a sold-out exhibition at the British Museum, following a carefully coordinated journey from France under police escort. The 70-metre (230-foot) medieval embroidery, which depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066, was transported in an air-conditioned, anti-vibration

RCU Launches New Publication On Umm Daraj And Lihyan Kingdom Heritage In AlUla | 📷SPA RIYADH, July 6 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - The Royal Commission for AlUla has launched “Umm Daraj: Beacon of the Lihyan Kingdom,” a new publication by Dr. Hussein bin Ali Abu Al Hassan documenting one of AlUla’s significant archaeological sites associated with the Lihyan Kingdom. The book, available in Arabic, English and French, forms part of RCU’s efforts to preserve and document AlUla

Jazan Culture House holds pottery workshop for young participants | 📷SPA JAZAN, Saudi Arabia, June 25 — Jazan Culture House organized the “Little Potter” workshop as part of the Hiraf Cultural Club’s activities, targeting participants aged 10 to 18. The workshop aimed to develop young people’s creative skills and introduce them to traditional crafts as part of the region’s cultural heritage. Participants received hands-on training in clay shaping and pottery making, beginnin