TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan’s Silk Road city of Bukhara is preparing to step onto the global cultural stage this autumn as it hosts its first international art biennale, Recipes for Broken Hearts. The ten-week festival, scheduled from September 5 to November 20, will showcase contemporary art, community rituals, and culinary expe...
MAKKAH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — The Al-Namas International Sculpture Symposium concluded recently in the Asir region, Saudi Arabia, bringing together ten Arab sculptors under the theme “Linear Rhythms” to craft works that reflect the area’s striking natural scenery and cultural heritage. Organized by Al-Namas municipality with artistic direction...
ANTALYA, Türkiye (MNTV) — Antalya has recorded a 17% increase in museum and archaeological site visits this year, with officials crediting the rise to the city’s successful “Night Museum” initiative under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s “Legacy for the Future” project. The program, launched to enhance the visitor experience at historic l...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — Qatar’s Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, in collaboration with the Museum of Islamic Art, has organized two Arabic calligraphy workshops aimed at fostering cultural appreciation and artistic talent among school students. The initiative, part of the Qatar International Arabic Calligraphy Competition Committee (A...
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (MNTV) — A young artist from Duhok has transformed her passion for painting and crafts into a thriving creative space, turning “Kortisan” workshop into a recognized hub for art and community engagement in Erbil. After graduating from the College of Fine Arts, founder Lulav spent several years working outside her field b...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — More than 140 artisans from Kazakhstan and around the world will gather later this month for an international crafts exhibition titled “Turkistan – City of Craftspeople”, spotlighting traditional decorative arts and cultural heritage. The event will take place in the southern city of Turkistan, a historic Silk Road ...
CEUTA, Morocco (MNTV) – In his latest photo series Inshallah, Italian photographer Nicolas Brunetti offers an intimate look into the lives of young Muslims in Príncipe Alfonso, a marginalized neighbourhood in Ceuta, the Spanish enclave on Morocco’s northern coast. Shot between July 2023 and April 2025, the project weaves portraits and l...
SARAJEVO, Bosnia (MNTV) — An exhibition commemorating the life and work of Iranian martyr artist Mansoureh Alikhani, who was killed during recent Israeli attacks on Iran, was inaugurated at the Cultural Attaché office of the Iranian Embassy in Sarajevo. The exhibition, organized by Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO), feat...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia’s Social Development Bank has introduced the Art Bank 7 event, marking the second phase of its national Art Bank initiative aimed at promoting local creativity and expanding opportunities for Saudi visual artists and independent creators. The program, jointly organized with the Saudi Arabian Society f...
IRBID, Jordan (MNTV) — A Jordanian painter has turned her canvas into a space of remembrance and resistance, capturing the human toll of Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza through vivid, emotionally charged portraits. Maram Ali, (Instagram: mramalie) a Jordanian citizen of Palestinian origin, has never stepped foot in Palestine but says he...
