Jumeirah’s STAY DIFFERENT™ promise to our guests means honoring the distinctiveness of each property and its location while we deliver exhilarating environments that are alive with relevant cultural connections and new discoveries. One way we do this is by offering guests a glimpse into local cultures, people and ideas through the portal of art. Our valued relationships with the cultural community provides benefits and a sense of adventurous discovery for our guests in innovative ways that other hotels cannot.

Our art program, launched at Jumeirah Essex House in 2006 and managed by Jumeirah Curator Katherine Gass, is now taking shape across the globe in a variety of exciting ways, and demonstrates our on-going commitment to contemporary culture. Our Artist-in-Residence Program and Lobby Exhibition celebrate the hotel’s prime location at the foot of majestic Central Park while honoring its historic1932 tagline 'Always In Touch with The Park, Never Out of Touch with The City!'

Our partnerships with Centralpark.com and The Armory Show illustrate this commitment well. With Centralpark.com we created MP3 Central Park Walking Tours  of the art and architecture in Central Park, and the popular year-long Central Park Photo Contest. Jumeirah Essex House also is proud to be the Official Hotel Sponsor for The Armory Show, America's leading fine art fair devoted to the most important art of the 20th and 21st centuries.
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