Later in 1993, Al Qasimi founded the Sharjah Biennial, a regional contemporary arts festival. Public art and heritage museums followed, and in 1998 UNESCO named Sharjah the Cultural Capital of the ...

This area is an example of Sharjah’s commitment to heritage and culture that was instrumental in earning it the UNESCO title of the cultural capital of the Arab world. It is home to the Museum of ...

Opened to commemorate Sharjah as the Capital of Islamic Culture, with half a million visitors in 5 years The Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) opened the world’s first Islamic ...