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What happens when a familiar landscape is no longer simply something we see, but something we remember, reinterpret and feel?في مرأى العين: علياء زعل وشعرية الذاكرة والمشهد الطبيعي
Hidden among the pine-covered hills of the Chouf Mountains, Bkerzay has become one of Lebanon’s most distinctive destinations for travelers seeking a deeper connection with nature, culture and craftsmanship. More than a mountain retreat, Bkerzay represents a new vision of Lebanese hospitality — one where sustainability, local heritage and refined comfort come together.
While many destinations across the world compete with spectacular skyscrapers, mega-resorts and futuristic attractions, Oman is choosing a different path. The Sultanate is emerging as one of the Middle East’s most distinctive travel destinations by offering something increasingly rare: authenticity.
Where heritage, design, and café culture are shaping a new Middle Eastern lifestyle destination
At the heart of Dubai’s cultural landscape, the Etihad Museum is currently hosting a landmark exhibition that maps half a century of artistic transformation in the United Arab Emirates. Titled Observers of Change: Art from the UAE (1971–2025), the exhibition offers a rare visual journey through the evolution of a nation’s identity as seen through the eyes of its artists.
In the urban rhythm of Sharjah, where architecture and development continue to evolve, Al Noor Island offers a different kind of experience—one defined not by buildings, but by landscape, movement, and quiet design.
Donia Alshetairy’s latest solo exhibition, “Suspended Presence,” invites audiences to step into a contemplative environment where time, perception and human awareness are placed under the microscope.
In the coastal city of Essaouira, contemporary art steps out of the gallery and into a boxing gym. Moroccan artist Meriem Bennani presents Life on the CAPS Trilogy not as a traditional exhibition, but as a living encounter between bodies, images and space.
In Houselessness, currently on view at Zawyeh Gallery, Palestinian artist Mohammed Joha offers a quiet yet devastating meditation on what it means to lose a house while still carrying the idea of home. Through layered collages and painted surfaces, Joha transforms fragments of personal memory into fragile yet enduring landscapes.
Staying at Andaz Capital Gate Abu Dhabi feels less like checking into a hotel and more like entering a carefully choreographed cultural experience. Rising dramatically above the city, the building is instantly recognisable as the world’s most extreme leaning tower, tilting an astonishing 18 degrees—a record acknowledged by Guinness World Records. Yet beyond its architectural bravado, the hotel reveals itself as a living gallery where art, design, and Emirati identity intersect.
There are places where art does not simply hang on walls but breathes with its surroundings. Sand Developed explores this intersection — where landscape, memory, and creative expression dissolve into one another. Rooted in the symbolism of sand as both origin and erasure, the exhibition-like experience unfolds as a journey rather than a destination.
The fifth edition of the Noor Riyadh festival is set to transform the Saudi capital from 20 November to 6 December 2025 under the theme “In the Blink of an Eye”.
Banksy’s Iconic Street Art Lands in Dubai for World Art Fair
Is it the breath-taking nature, the colourful spices, the endless details, or the amazing hospitality?
Demyttenaere and Hocke went viral in 2019 after they posted a photo of themselves hanging out of a train.
Drawing inspiration from Riccardo Tisci's formative years.