In an era where religion is often wielded to incite division, the Abrahamic Family House is an argument — in concrete and light — that another way is possible and already standing.

Abu Dhabi tells its story through ancient fortresses, world-class museums, and sacred sanctuaries, and all you have to do is start wandering.

Sharjah, named the cultural capital of the Arab world, is a city where heritage refuses to stay behind glass. It moves through its streets, slips through its souqs, and settles into the qahwa offered before you’ve thought to ask.

Every city has a version of itself that doesn’t make the highlight reel. In Dubai, that version is shaped by art, culture, and a heritage far older than its highrises.

As you wander from chased metalwork to marble inlay, from jade carvings to exquisite jewellery, and into miniature paintings that seem to hold the whole world in the width of your palm, Treasures of the Mughal Court leaves today’s creatives with an inexhaustible well of inspiration.

A landmark exhibition on Islamic art, Mamluks: Legacy of an Empire shows how a sultanate turned authority into artistry: the precision of metalwork, the confidence of calligraphy, and a design language of its own.

During Sharjah’s Islamic Arts Festival, the city becomes an open-air museum, where visitors can immerse themselves in the beauty of Islamic art while wandering through hidden cultural spaces scattered across Sharjah.

Women calligraphers in Taiwan have been walking their own paths. For too long, their presence went unnoticed, until a recent exhibition brings it into view.

L’ÉCOLE Middle East’s Poetry of Birds exhibition unfolds like a poem. Guided by a hoopoe rendered in golden calligraphy, visitors set out on a journey in search of art, beauty, and meaning.

Bukhara, a rising destination for calligraphy lovers, is not only home to two museums devoted to the art but also a cradle where its legacy continues to live and breathe.