Palestinian art is travelling far beyond the places where it was created. From Ramallah to Dubai, and onward to collectors across Europe, the United States and beyond, a new generation of Palestinian artists is finding an increasingly international audience — while continuing to negotiate questions of memory, identity, displacement and belonging.

In Muharraq, where the history of Bahrain’s pearl trade still lives in its houses, courtyards and narrow streets, a new museum is giving one of the Gulf’s most important traditions a contemporary setting.

Beirut has always had a special relationship with art, a city where creativity, culture, and conversation continue to thrive. This week, that spirit takes center stage.