Abu Dhabi aims to educate and inspire with an influx of new attractions, reflecting the region’s vision for the future, says its Department of Culture and Tourism chairman

New openings, festivals and cultural moments that deserve the spotlight in 2026

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It is nothing new to turn a large private collection of classics into a museum, though it is less common in the UK and Europe than the USA (where the tax benefits can be considerable). Even so, to do

As the London Museum prepares to unveil the Cheapside Hoard in new premises on Smithfield, Will Hosie speaks to historian Victoria Shepherd about the story behind these precious jewels

unherd.com The 17th-century Moroccan sultan Moulay Ismail dedicated his reign to the construction of a palace complex so vast – initially meant to stretch over 300 miles – that it became known simply