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Art Destination Sharjah

United Arab Emirates

Contemporary Art, Cultural Heritage, Nature

Sharjah is considered as the cultural capital of the United Arab Emirates. It is internationally renowned for the Biennial and other events of contemporary art as well as for the preservation and revitalization of its cultural heritage.

Emirate of Sharjah

Emirate of Sharjah - Facts & Figures

Art Spaces and Collections

Institutions and exhibition venues for modern and contemporary art

Cultural Heritage Museums

Museums and historical sites in the city and the Emirate of Sharjah

Other Places of Interest

In addition to museums, art spaces, archaeological sites we present other places of interest in Sharjah

Art Education in Sharjah

Higher education in the visual arts, design, and architecture; institutions offering art courses and workshops

Regular Art Events

Biennials, exhibitions, meetings and other regular art events in the city and the Emirate of Sharjah

East Coast of the Emirate of Sharjah

Khor Fakkan

Khor Fakkan

The city's name 'Creek of the Two Jaws' is inspired by its setting in a crescent-shaped bay flanked by two headlands

Kalba & Khor Kalba

Kalba and Khor Kalba

Beautifully located, with important heritage sites and an extraordinary mangrove forest reservation in the south

Archaeological sites in the Emirate of Sharjah

Mleiha, Umm an-Nar Tomb

Mleiha, Umm an-Nar Tomb

Circular stone construction, archaeological site of Mleiha, 3rd millennium BCE

Jebel Faya, rock shelter

Jebel Faya, rock shelter

Excavation site, the oldest archaeological finds date from 125,000 years ago

Jebel al-Buhais

Jebel al-Buhais

Necropolis, numerous graves from the 5th millennium BCE until 600-300 BCE

more archaeological sites

Sharjah Biennial

Organized since 1993, the Sharjah Biennial was fundamentally reoriented in 2003 on the initiative and under the direction of Hoor Al Qasimi. Sharjah became a driving force of cooperation between the region and art scenes in other parts of the world.

Sharjah Art Foundation

Organizer of the Sharjah Biennial. Founded in 2009, SAF brings a broad range of art and cultural programmes to the communities of Sharjah, the UAE and the region.

Interview with Hoor Al Qasimi

The President and Director of the Sharjah Art Foundation about her concepts, the activities of SAF, and the Biennial.

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