Cultural Connections in the Middle East

In addition to supporting Art Dubai, one of the world’s premier global contemporary art fairs, we connect to the exhilarating and burgeoning Middle Eastern art scene through a wide range of contemporary exhibitions and cultural initiatives that engage our guests and colleagues.

Our Kashta Programme honors the history of Dubai as trade centre with modern excursions, such as our Pearl Diving programme, and we work to build social bridges through the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding.

Other cultural activities include Whittenpoofs of Yale on the helipad of Jumeirah’s renowned Burj Al Arab, Dubai and Jumeirah’s sponsorship of TEDxDubai.

(The Empty Quarter, an exhibition of works by George Steinmetz, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai)

Culturally Connected in the Americas

In the heart of New York’s cultural center and at the base of Central Park, Jumeirah Essex House began its art programme in 2006 by collaborating with art institutions and businesses such as the Museum of the City of New York, Tiffany’s, and MagnumPhotos.

The Artist-in-Residence programme at Jumeirah Essex House has hosted painter Mark Innerst (2006), photographer Atta Kim (2006), filmmakers Eve Sussman and Simon Lee (2008), sculptor Paula Hayes (2009), photojournalist Alison Wright (2010), and architect design team Aranda\Lasch (2011).

(Film still from Jumeirah Essex House Obsura, 2009, an original 10-minute film by Eve Sussman and Simon Lee, commissioned by Jumeirah Essex House)

Culturally Connected in Europe

In London, Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel support The Faberge Big Egg Hunt. 

The energetic and expressionist work of Hartwig Ebersbach fills the new Jumeirah Frankfurt Hotel and and echoes the vibrancy of this city, which boasts one the world’s best book fairs and unsurpassed art museums along the Main.

To encourage other enterprises everywhere to support the arts, Jumeirah has instituted the Jumeirah Group Arts and Culture Award, which pays tribute to the advancement of artistic practice through innovative creative collaborations. Jumeirah proudly presented its second annual Support for Arts and Culture Award to MontBlanc at Luxury Briefing Awards at the Corinthian Hotel. 

(Rhea Thierstein's decorated egg)

Culturally Connected in Asia Pacific

Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel in Pudong, Shanghai, is a sophisticated embodiment of an innovative merger of art and commerce through architecture.

Designed by renowned Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, the hotel houses a state-of-the-art private collection on public view in the lobby which, through its design, honors both the richness and elegance of Chinese history.

Arata Isozaki has been associated with theJapanese new wave movement Metabolism and has designed museums, concert halls and cultural centers around the world.

Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel is a stunning example of his inventive style and interest in Eastern ideas and sculpture.

(Ruyi Kwan Yin White Jade, Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel, Shanghai)