Our
Initiatives
Setting the stage for the various
expressions of arts
Downtown Design
Downtown Design is an international design trade fair of select quality brands exhibiting products, ...
Soul of Dubai
Launched in 2012, Soul of Dubai aims at showcasing the dynamic growth of the city as well as its cu...
Beautification of Dubai
Dubai Culture & Arts Authority in collaboration with the Roads & Transport Authority will wo...
Dubai Art Season
Dubai Culture and Arts Authority launched the sixth edition of Dubai Art Season under the patronage ...
Dubai Outdoor Art Project
An innovative public arts initiative, the Dubai Outdoor Art Project, launched by Dubai Culture in 20...
Sikka Art Fair
Sikka Art Fair 2019, Dubai Culture’s flagship event and one of the main initiatives under t...
Art Services
Dubai Culture's Arts Services portfolio comprises multifaceted services to identify, encourage, nur...
Dubai Next
Dubai Next is a dynamic platform aimed at highlighting the vibrant creative scene of Dubai and its c...
Dubai Metro Museum
Dubai Culture and the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) are transforming six of the Dubai Metro...
Art Bus
The ArtBus, organized by "ArtintheCity" and
"thejamjar", in partnership with ...
Art Dubai
Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and P...
The Reading Box
Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), has announced the launch of the fourth edit...
Dubai 10X
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE an...
Summer of Heritage
Summer of Heritage is an initiative by Dubai Culture, it will take place from 6-17 August 2017.
Flag-Day-Exhibition
The Flag Day Exhibition in an art showcase in celebration of the UAE Flag Day 2017. ]The exhibit pro...
Retrospective-Exhibition
Abdulqader Al Rais
Retrospective Exhibition
25th September – 21st October 2018
For the first time i...
Cultural-Pottery-Festival
Organized for the first time by Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, the Pottery Festival is considere...
Night of ideas
In collaboration between Dubai Culture and the French Institute in United Arab Emirates, a worldwi...
Summer Internship
The Human Resources department would like to announce the Summer Internship, to be held from 7th Ju...
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Dubai Culture in Numbers
94%
Customer Satisfaction
734
Events in Culture, Art & Heritage
1149
Emirati Artist and Talent
22
Cultural & Heritage Sites
50th
Anniversary for Al Ras Public Library
1,022,634
Visitors for Dubai Museum
830,539
Visitors of the Heritage Sites
Dubai Culture
Story
The Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) was launched on March 8, 2008 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President & Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. Dubai Culture plays a critical part in achieving the vision of the Dubai Strategic Plan 2021 of establishing the city as vibrant, global Arabian metropolis that shapes culture and arts in the region and the world.
Vision
A global, creative, and sustainable city for culture, heritage, arts and literature
Mission
To empower the culture, heritage, arts and literature sectors to bring happiness to our society, through future foresight, the establishment of partnerships and the development of creative and innovative projects and initiatives, locally, regionally and globally, within a dynamic and adaptive governance framework
Leaders and visionaries that are leading the cultural renaissance in the city.
The Dubai Culture and Arts Authority was launched in March 2008 as a key initiative ...
Home to many of the world's biggest achievements, Dubai has gained a reputation as a multicultural ...
strategic framework for the Arts & Culture sector.
OUR JOURNEY
Past, Present & Future
Art enters
your life
in many forms. A poem, a film, a painting, a book. Whenever it finds
you
, breathe it in and live.
Live Our
Heritage
Like every city, Dubai's character is shaped by its culture.
Al Ahmadiya School
Please note, this venue is currently UNDER RENOVATION and will be closed to the public until furt...
Heritage House
Please note, this venue is currently UNDER RENOVATION and will be closed to the public ...
Coin Museum
The Coins Museum is located in Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood near the Ruler's Divan in Bu...
Naif Museum
Naif Fort was built in 1939 in a strategic location of Deira's district, in the heart of the commerc...
Etihad-Museum
A dynamic 21st century museum, Etihad Museum is focused on inspiring its visitors with ...
Al Shindagha Museum
Al Shindagha Museum
The iconic Dubai Creek area is the home to our museum, where visitors ca...
Dubai
Public Library
Turn the pages to your next adventure