July 5, 2020

Kuwait

Tareq Rajab Calligraphy Museum, Kuwait City

July 5, 2020

Kuwait

The curls and swirls of Islamic calligraphy are inherently alluring, and as each individual object catches your eye, you are led on and around the spaces.

Annette Welkamp

June 13, 2020

United Arab Emirates

Sharjah Heritage Museum

Annette Welkamp

June 13, 2020

United Arab Emirates

Both everyday and precious objects at the Sharjah Heritage Museum illustrate community practices and traditions that are ages old, and which have been passed down through the generations from times long ago, and which still resonate in contemporary Sharjah.

Annette Welkamp

June 8, 2020

United Arab Emirates

Bait al Naboodah Museum, Sharjah

Annette Welkamp

June 8, 2020

United Arab Emirates

Bait Al Naboodah was one of the largest houses in Sharjah at the turn of the 20th century, and was clearly both comfortable and grand. The Museum presents stories of the pearl merchant Al Naboodah’s life and work against the backdrop of an old Gulf town on its way to modernity.

Annette Welkamp

April 18, 2019

United Arab Emirates

Women’s Museum, Dubai

Annette Welkamp

April 18, 2019

United Arab Emirates

Of course women in the Gulf have had, and continue to have, an enduring impact on their society. This museum celebrates the stories of Emirati women.

Annette Welkamp

March 14, 2019

Oman

National Museum of Oman, Muscat

Annette Welkamp

March 14, 2019

Oman

The new building in Old Muscat is modern, light and airy, and there is sufficient variety and depth in the display and interpretation across the numerous gallery spaces to keep the visitor engaged and enthused.

Annette Welkamp

March 12, 2019

Morocco

Museum Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech, Morocco

Annette Welkamp

March 12, 2019

Morocco

YSL was the essence of the debonair, modern, quintessentially French, fashion designer. He may have seemed the quintessential Left Bank cool guy, but he was born and grew up in Tangier, Algeria. This Museum brings all these elements together.

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