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Visitors to and residents of the GCC will experience the region's most comprehensive cultural programme to date during the second edition of Art Week, March 15-25.

The Gulf will host an exceptional range of contemporary art and design events - from art and design fairs to major museum shows - cementing the region as a hub for artistic production and home to numerous cultural centres.

Art Week, the umbrella programme that includes Design Days Dubai, SIKKA and Art Dubai, showcases the broad range of cultural events taking place across the UAE and beyond. The initiative positions the Gulf as a central meeting point, promoting creativity and debate. From expansive new museum projects in Doha to the thriving Dubai gallery scene, from one-off happenings, projects and installations to festivals and fairs, Art Week serves to demonstrate the dynamism and progressive spirit throughout the region's cultural community.

Dubai Galleries' Night on Monday, March 19 will see late-night openings for a host of stellar new exhibitions, complemented by performances by locally-based musicians, at more than 40 galleries across Dubai.  Five new galleries, including Fayez Barakat, Grey Noise, La Galerie Nationale, Showcase Gallery and FN Designs, will open their doors for the first time in Alserkal Avenue. Meanwhile, established galleries in Al Quoz and the Dubai International Financial Centre will open major exhibitions of Arab, Iranian, South Asian and international contemporary art.