February 2026
ART calendar of MENA Region:
Presenting a detailed guide to current art exhibitions in the MENA region for February 2026. Don't miss the temporary and permanent exhibitions in leading galleries and cultural centres across the MENA region.
highlights of February
Educational Art Exhibition:
A ROYAL LINEAGE ACROSS A THOUSAND YEARS OF HISTORY
- Location: BC Academy (Dubai)
- 12 February 2026
UAE. Abu dhabi
Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim: Two Clouds in the Night Sky
- Location: Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi
- 9 October 2025 - 22 February 2026
Constructing the Orient: Fragments of a Western Dream
- Location: Bassam Freiha Art Foundation
- 24 October 2025 - 31 May 2026
On View: ‘Salah’ series by Ammar Al Attar
- Location: Iris Projects and Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi
- 15 October 2025 - 22 February 2026
Light & peace
- Location: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre
- 1 September 2024 -
1 September 2026
Shamsa Al Omaira | Hard Like Tears, Soft Like Glass
- Location: Iris Projects
- 23 January - 30 April 2026
UAE. DUBAI
Bady Dalloul: Self-portrait with a cat I don’t have
- Location: Jameel Arts Centre
- 20 September –
22 February 2026
Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook: The Bouquet and the Wreath
- Location: Jameel Arts Centre
- 6 November -
8 March 2026
Jumana Emil Abboud: The Storyteller and the Obedient Tide
- Location: Jameel Arts Centre
- 28 January - 28 June 2026
Sarah McEneaney: Creative Non-Fiction
- Location: Taymour Grahne Projects
- 17 January -
9 April 2026
Khozema Al-Aaed: we walk on stories
- Location: Firetti Contemporary
- 13 February - 10 May 2026
Asma Belhamar: The window refused to fly, and the arch decided to hold the sky
- Location: Green Art Gallery
- Until 18 March 2026
The importance of staying quiet. Fahd Burki I
- Location: Grey Noise
- 8 February - 7 April 2026
In the Wake of Time
- Location: RARARES Gallery. DIFC Sculpture Park
- 25 November 2025 –
31 May 2026
uae. SHARJAH
Leda Catunda: I like to like what others are liking
- Location: Sharjah Art Foundation
- 26 September 2025 -
8 February 2026
Image Keepers: Photographic Works from the Sharjah Art Foundation Collection
- Location: Sharjah Art Foundation
- 8 November 2025 – 26 April 2026
Jorge Tacla: Time the destroyer is time the preserver
- Location: Al Mureijah Square
- 8 February – 7 June 2026
Permanent Exhibitions in the UAE
Archaeological Finds and Historical Artefacts, narrating the Emirate's rich past
Location: National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Bedayat: Beginnings of the Saudi Art Movement
- Location: National Museum of Saudi Arabia
- 27 January - 11 April 2026
Jeddah
Permanent exhibition of artist Safeya Binzagr's works
- Location: Darat Safeya Binzagr Gallery
AiUia
Dhahran
Turkey
Istanbul
Renzo Piano: Genius Loci Permanent Exhibition
- Location: Istanbul Modern
- 1 January – 31 December 2026
Feelings in Common. Works from the British Council Collection
- Location: Pera Museum
- 16 September 2025 -
8 February 2026
Åsa Jungnelius
A Verse, Written with Earth, Fire, Water, and Air
- Location: Pera Museum
- 16 September 2025 -
8 February 2026
Extraordinary Minas
The Story of Inspiration and Innovation in Kütahya Tiles and Ceramics
- Location: Pera Museum
- From May 27, 2025
Suzanne Lacy: Birlikte/Togæther
- Location: Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM)
- 12 September -
8 March 2026
We've Been at the Tapestry Studio Since the 90s
- Location: Salt Beyoğlu
- 19 September 2025 –
1 March 2026
Do You Remember The Scent of Spring?
- Location: Yapı Kredi Culture and Art
- Until 15 February 2026
The Photography Studio of An Adventurous Architect. Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu 1893–1982
- Location: Istanbul Research Institute
- Until 17 May 2026
Bahrain
Manama
Permanent exhibition dedicated to painting, Arabic calligraphy, sculpture, and engraving
- Location: Busaad Art Gallery
Muharraq
QATAR
DOHA
Permanent exhibition.
One of the world’s greatest collections of Islamic art
- Location: Museum of Islamic Art (MIA)
Autorretrato (Self Portrait)
- Location: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art
- Until 21 February 2026
Resolutions: Celebrating 15 years of Mathaf
- Location: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art
- Until 8 August 2026
Atharna 2025: Unearthing Qatar’s Ancient Textile Factories
- Location: National Museum of Qatar
A Nation’s Legacy,
A People’s Memory: Fifty Years Told
- Location: National Museum of Qatar
- Until 7 February 2026
The Rooted Nomad: MF Husain
- Location: Qatar Museums Gallery, Katara, Building 10
- Until 7 February 2026
Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street
- Location: 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum
- Until 7 March 2026
I. M. Pei: Life Is Architecture
- Location: Qatar Museums Gallery – Al Riwaq
- Until 14 February 2026
Countryside: A Place to Live, Not to Leave
- Location: Qatar Preparatory School and National Museum of Qatar
- Until 29 April 2026
Libya
Tripoli
EGYPT
Cairo
Permanent Grand Exhibition of Egyptian Heritage
- Location: National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC)
- Permanent Exhibition
IN EACH AND EVERY TURN OF THE TIDE
- Location: Gypsum gallery
- 25 November 2025 - 11 February 2026
Giza
Luxor
ISRAEL
Tel AVIV
The Day Is Gone: 100 Years of the New Objectivity
- Location: Tel Aviv Museum of Art
- Until 23 May 2026
Manar Zuabi: Moderate Physical Pressure
- Location: CCA Tel Aviv-Yafo
November 24, 2025 – February 7, 2026
Holon
TUNISIA
Tunis
Oblivion Rains: Notations of Gravity, Light, and, Resistance
- Location: Selma Feriani
- 12 February - 18 April 2026
Sudan
Khartoum
Morocco
Casablanca
Malika Agueznay: From Abstraction to Feminism
- Location: Loft art gallery
- Until 28 February 2026
Marrakesh
David Seidner – Yves Saint Laurent
- Location: Yves Saint Laurent Museum
- September 25, 2025 - August 2, 2026
Kuwait
Kuwait City
Yemen
Sana’a
Permanent Exhibition of artificat from the Islamic States era
- Location: National Museum of Yemen
Syria
Damascus
Malta
Valletta
Permanent exhibition of the national collection
- Location: MUŻA — The National Community Art Museum
Celebrating 25 Years of Spazju Kreattiv: Nurturing Legacy Through Art
- Location: Spazju Kreattiv
- 18 September 2025 – 17 May 2026
Palestine
Birzeit
Cyprus
Nicosia
Limassol
Mauritania
Nouakchott
Lebanon
Beirut
the Encounter of the First and Last Particles of Dust by Stephanie Saade
- Location: Sursock Museum
- Until 26 April 2026
DIVAS: From Oum Kalthoum to Dalida
- Location: Sursock Museum
- 17 October 2025 – 1 February 2026
February 2026
ART calendar of MENA Region:
Presenting a detailed guide to current art exhibitions in the MENA region for February 2026. Don't miss the temporary and permanent exhibitions in leading galleries and cultural centres across the MENA region.