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From AlUla to Beirut: The Art Exhibitions Defining Summer 2026 Middle East & North Africa | July 2026 This summer, galleries and cultural institutions across the Middle East and North Africa are presenting exhibitions that explore heritage, identity, history and the changing relationship between humans and the world around them. From ancient storytelling traditions to futuristic technology, these exhibitions reveal the many ways artists from the region continue to reshape cultural narratives.
In a compelling cultural moment, the exhibition “Gaza: The Future Has an Ancient Heart” at Fondazione Merz brings together ancient Palestinian artefacts and contemporary artistic voices to tell a story that is both historical and deeply current.
In Dubai, where cultures and languages intersect, a unique exhibition is redefining the relationship between words and art. Hosted at the Ishara Art Foundation, Urdu Worlds invites visitors to explore how language can move beyond communication to become a powerful visual and emotional experience.
Across the United Arab Emirates, art is no longer confined to gallery walls—it is becoming a language through which identity, memory, and culture are continuously redefined.
The 52nd Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition has brought together 75 of the Kingdom’s most vibrant visual artists, showcasing a rich spectrum of creativity across painting, sculpture, printmaking, and multimedia works. Visitors have been immersed in a journey through diverse artistic expressions that reflect both contemporary perspectives and personal narratives, offering a dynamic experience for art enthusiasts.
In a world where images scroll past our eyes in seconds, a new exhibition in Dubai invites viewers to slow down and truly look. The inaugural edition of “Made You Look!” at Gulf Photo Plus brings together a collective of UAE-based photographers whose work captures moments powerful enough to stop viewers in their tracks.
Fire is often imagined as an instant catastrophe — loud, bright, and destructive. But in slow burn, the group exhibition curated by Danielle Makhoul at Beirut Art Center, fire becomes something else entirely: quiet, patient, and terrifying in its persistence.
Dubai’s contemporary art scene welcomes a powerful new voice this season with This Bloom I Borrow, the latest solo exhibition by Ethiopian artist Aïda Muluneh, on view at Efie Gallery in Alserkal Avenue.
As 2025 draws to a close, cities across the Middle East are alive with exhibitions that explore memory, innovation, resilience, and the shifting landscapes of contemporary life. From light-driven installations in Riyadh to meditations on identity in Abu Dhabi, the region’s cultural scene is more dynamic than ever. Here is a curated look at the shows currently shaping conversations across art, culture, and design.
Hidden amid the high-rises and bustle of downtown Beirut lies a remarkable relic: the Roman Baths, once part of the ancient city of Berytus.
In a landmark collaboration, Christie’s and Alserkal have announced an ambitious exhibition dedicated to the late Syrian painter Marwan Kassab‑Bachi
On 9 October 2025, Miraz Art Space opened the doors to a compelling solo exhibition by acclaimed Iraqi-Kurdish artist Avan Sdiq, titled “When/Where."...
Christie’s London Hosts Landmark Arab Art Exhibition
Qatar: Close to My Soul – A Landmark Exhibition Celebrating the Nation’s Artistic Heritage
Daydreamers: Majd Abdel Hamid’s Slow Art of Resistance in Thread
"Morteza Khazaie: Upside Down" at Leila Heller Gallery
Noor Al Suwaidi, Divine Chaos
Totems, Khawla Foundation
Men’s Rings, Yves Gastou, L’ÉCOLE Middle East, Dubai
The Louvre Abu Dhabi continues to offer world-class cultural experiences with its latest exhibition, Post-Impressionism: Beyond Appearances. Running until...
"Float in Symmetry," Daniel Asater's debut exhibition, offers a captivating exploration of vulnerability and balance through the medium of photography.
In a city known for its rich cultural heritage, its newest art house is opening its doors to the public in Jeddah in honor of a tradition that has spanned generations and continents.
All tickets for the “Kings of the Sun” exhibition in Prague have been sold out until June 6
The exhibition began its worldwide tour at the Institute of the Arab World in Paris in 2015, moving to the British Museum and then onto Zurich’s Rietberg Museum, which was the last stop in its European journey
The Palais Galliera, the City of Paris Fashion Museum, reopens its doors after extension work and presents the first retrospective in Paris of a unique and remarkable fashion designer: Gabrielle Chanel (1883-1971)
Marie-Noëlle Fattal’s photo exhibition will start on December 17th at BEYt Mar Mikhaël.
The Middle Eastern art scene has been showcasing some of the world’s most infamous paintings and digitalized immersive experiences by the likes of Van Gogh, and once again, the UAE is bringing two of the world’s highest valued paintings.
A dazzling digital art exhibition on Vincent Van Gogh is heading to Toronto in June as both a walk-in and drive-in experience, giving visitors the chance to immerse themselves inside the Dutch master's larger-than-life paintings.
A community project in Venezuela and an adult playground are among the experiential concepts envisioned by seven students from New York's Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in this Virtual Design Festival schools exhibition of graduate work.
BEIRUT ART FAIR is an international modern and contemporary art fair with a focus on the artistic scenes of the Middle East and the Mediterranean basin.
The newest exhibit by Atélier des Lumières covers both the late 19th and early 20th centuries of Western art
Design Museum celebrates the electronic history of Kraftwerk, Chemical Brothers and Aphex Twin.
An exceptional exhibition on Leonardo da Vinci
“The Art of Banksy ‘Without Limits'” will run at the King Abdullah Financial Centre in Riyadh from February 21 until April 20.