UAE aim to become regional Islamic art and culture capital boosted by Jameel Prize’s first exhibition in Dubai
DUBAI - The UAE’s status as a centre for Islamic art and design was boosted this past week as Jameel Arts Centre opened the Jameel Prize 5 exhibition, on tour in Dubai for the first time from the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
First awarded in 2009, the Jameel Prize is a collaboration between the V&A and Art Jameel. Worth 25,000 British pounds, it awards contemporary artists and designers inspired by Islamic tradition.
Jameel Prize’s first-ever tour to Dubai was welcomed by the UAE government, which is heavily investing time and effort supporting Islamic art, UAE Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, Noura Al Kaabi, told Salaam Gateway.
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