A Guide to the Best Art Galleries in Kuwait
A trip to the art galleries in Kuwait can be informative and enthralling. But which ones are a “must-visit”?
A large number of art galleries focused on promoting Kuwaiti artists have cropped up around Kuwait in recent years. With plenty of successful local artists eager to showcase their work and a receptive audience of both local and expatriate art lovers, the country’s gallery scene is thriving. Local galleries are meeting spots for artists and art lovers who gather to enjoy the best creative works and inspiring exhibitions presented by artists from around the world. Here is a guide to some of the best art galleries in Kuwait.
1. Contemporary Art Platform
Art Gallery
Contemporary Art Platform (CAP) is a non-profit private organisation founded in 2011 by art collector Amer Huneidi. CAP is dedicated to developing and supporting the arts in Kuwait and throughout the region. The gallery aims to encourage and support emerging and established artists and art lovers through their exhibitions. With a public arts library, a rotating schedule of film screenings, studio space for hire, a series of lectures and workshops led by both local and international artists, a trip to CAP could easily become a full day out. CAP is divided into three parts: CAP main exhibition space for curated and collective exhibitions, the Art Room and the Design Room. CAP’s growing public art library includes books and magazines about art and design, architecture, artist biographies and much more.
2. Boushahri Gallery
Museum
3. Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah
Art Gallery
Established in 1983, Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah (DAI) is a cultural organisation based on a Kuwaiti private art collection owned by Sheikh Nasser Sabah al Ahmed al Sabah, founder of The al-Sabah Collection and his wife, DAI director general, and co-founder Sheikha Hussah Sabah al Salem al Sabah. The collection preserves and presents all aspects of art, including carpets, manuscripts, jewellery, ceramics, scientific instruments, metalwork, wood and glass works. It now includes more than 35,000 objects from the full geographic and chronological range of the Islamic world, from Spain to China.
4. Dar Al Funoon Gallery
Art Gallery
5. Sultan Gallery
Art Gallery, Building
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