Before Dubai had a skyline, it had a creek. Follow it far enough, and you’ll discover how a fishing and pearling village became the world’s most dazzling city.

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.

What happens when the deities and spirits of the Himalayan peaks come down from the mountains and stumble into the modern world? Tsherin Sherpa’s latest solo exhibition, Endless Flow, has answers.

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.

Wandering through the Al Hosn Festival, you move between music and dance, handicrafts and camels, traditional food stalls and a lively souk, as the fort’s ancient walls recount the city’s stories after nightfall.

Founded in 1969, Al Ain Museum remains the oldest museum in the United Arab Emirates, predating the nation itself.

Tatreez, the Palestinian art of embroidery, is reimagined in SILA: All That Is Left to You, an exhibition where contemporary works explore heritage, identity, and the future of this time-honoured tradition.

Discover Emirati heritage at the Traditional Handicrafts Festival in Souq Al Qattara, where centuries-old traditions come to life through your hands, and in the scents and sounds around you.

Kokand, the cultural heart of the Fergana Valley, breathes centuries of traditions through its palace, mosques, and monuments.

Kokand’s International Festival of Handicrafts is a crossroads where Uzbekistan’s timeless craft heritage meets the artistic rhythms of Central Asia and beyond.