The Unseen Cultural History of the Middle East

This year, Abu Dhabi Art expanded with the birth of a new section called the Collector’s Salon, which features antiquarian works for the first time, ranging from manuscripts and astrolabes to armour and rare books.

The section not only broadened the fair’s offering but also foregrounded the oft-neglected cultural history of the Middle East through documents and artefacts that have long gone unseen.

Click here to read about The Asala Collection exhibited at our stand – an archive of over 33,000 photographs that document the rapid growth of the United Arab Emirates, Saudia Arabia, Egypt, Palestine, and the Holy Land from 1860 to 1960.