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Talent doesn’t need age to flourish

In a quiet corner of a simple Omani home, a four-year-old girl dipped her tiny fingers into paint and pressed them onto paper as if discovering the world for the very first time. She didn’t know then that this...

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No visa required: Cuban biologists unravel mysteries of bird migration

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Michelangelo's David gets spa treatment in Florence

Italian restorer Eleonora Pucci cleans Michelangelo's statue of David using a backpack vacuum and synthetic fibre brush at the Galleria dell'Accademia, in Florence on February 19, 2024. Michelangelo's masterpiece received a delicate beauty treatment on Monday, part of routine maintenance on one of the world's most recognisable nudes. Every two months, the marble sculpture of a muscular and steely-eyed David -- completed by a 29-year-old Michelangelo in 1504 -- undergoes the careful cleaning from his home within Florence's Accademia Gallery, where it has resided for over 150 years. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)

Artisans fear future in Florence 'dying' of tourism

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Gabon sculptor transforms salvaged paper into fine art

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Omani and Iraqi artistry collide in this exhibit that bridges culture

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London exhibition celebrates 'unknown artist' Yoko Ono

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Art Dubai unveils 17th edition highlighting the transformative power of art

Chafa Ghaddar. Wildfire series #6. 2024. Mixed media on paper. 22.5 x 15 cm. Courtesy of Tabari Artspace and Artist.

Bridging art and healing

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How an artist balances art and humour in his caricatures

Fahd Al-Zadjali, a visual artist, and cartoonist for the Oman Daily newspaper.

Cascading light and 'wobbling' orbs at new Tokyo art museum

Cascading light and 'wobbling' orbs at new Tokyo art museum

'Tale of a Photograph' opens at Bait al Zubair

'Tale of a Photograph' opens at Bait al Zubair

Lantern-lit exhibit is a journey to abstract realms and bold visions

Lantern-lit exhibit is a journey to abstract realms and bold visions

An ode to Omani heritage in bloom

HH Dr Mona Fahad Mahmoud Al Said, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), being presented with a floral banquet by Madhvi Khimji and Phubast Chesdmethee

An ode to Omani heritage in bloom

HH Dr Mona Fahad Mahmoud Al Said, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), being presented with a floral banquet by Madhvi Khimji and Phubast Chesdmethee

Marble quarry in Suhar transforms into a sanctuary of knowledge for artists

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