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Moments of faith, drawn in lines

As dusk settles and families gather to break their fast, Ramadhan often reveals itself in quiet, intimate moments. For Muscat-based visual artist and conceptual photographer Rachel Eapen, these gentle scenes have become...

Rachel's illustration on iftar celebrations by a family

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum discovers new Rembrandt

The painting "Vision of Zacharias in the Temple", identified by researchers in Amsterdam as an original work by Rembrandt, is pictured at Rijksmuseum Atelier

Beyond Bedtime Tales: Personalised Stories as a Tool for Gentle Parenting

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Desert botanicals turn to art

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Lines of Belonging: Sketches the Soul of Muscat

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Beyond the Image: The Pursuit of Essence

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Beyond the Image: The Pursuit of Essence

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Artist creates 'Latin American Mona Lisa' with plastic bottle caps

Children look at a mural made with plastic bottle caps by Venezuelan artist Oscar Olivares on an apartment building in the Zacamil neighborhood in Mejicanos. The artwork, over 13 meters tall and made with more than 100,000 recycled plastic bottle caps, is regarded as the world's tallest bottle-cap mural. — AFP

Encircling Memory: Salem Al Salami and the Art of Belonging

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Breaking the mould

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Artists of steel

Swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki looking at a katana blade at his workshop in Misato, Saitama prefecture

An Omani Artisan’s Journey with Palm Fronds

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WHERE MOUNTAINS HOLD MEMORY

Artist and curator Marjan with Reinhard Siegl.

Art, ballet & music — a joy in the structured world

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Between Dark and Light: The Quiet Inner World of Jawaher al Maqbali

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A Coming of Age Told Through Paint

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