{"id":72521,"date":"2026-09-15T17:23:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=72521"},"modified":"2026-09-15T17:23:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:23:05","slug":"dubai-culture-brings-al-fahidi-forts-defensive-heritage-to-arabian-travel-market-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/dubai-culture-brings-al-fahidi-forts-defensive-heritage-to-arabian-travel-market-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Culture Brings Al Fahidi Fort\u2019s Defensive Heritage To Arabian Travel Market 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dubai<\/a> Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has announced its participation in Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2026, taking place at Dubai World Trade Centre from 14 to 17 September under the theme ‘Travel 2040: Driving New Frontiers Through Innovation and Technology.’ The Authority’s participation reflects its efforts in encouraging cultural tourism in the emirate, raising awareness of Emirati heritage and strengthening its presence internationally, and reinforcing Dubai’s position as a global cultural reference, a leader in innovation, a driver of the creative economy, and rooted in Emirati heritage.<\/p>\n

As part of its stand at the Dubai Government pavilion, Dubai Culture is showcasing Al Fahidi Fort Museum, one of the emirate’s most prominent cultural landmarks and its oldest standing historical structure. Its inclusion in ATM forms part of preparations for the museum’s upcoming opening. With a history spanning more than 230 years, the fort has served many roles, beginning as a defensive stronghold protecting Dubai and its people before becoming a residence for the Ruler and a centre of governance and administration. In 1971, it opened its doors as Dubai’s first museum and has remained a witness to life in the emirate and its evolution. During ATM, the Authority offers visitors an innovative digital experience using anamorphic technology, bringing aspects of the fort’s history and collections to life through an engaging visual presentation. A separate interactive screen features a map of the museum, enabling visitors to explore its spaces and learn more about its components, galleries and museum experiences.<\/p>\n

In addition, Dubai Culture is presenting an art exhibition in ATM’s VIP Majlis featuring a selection of works by Emirati artist Mariam Abbas, reflecting her artistic approach to documenting architecture, place and scenes from everyday life. The exhibition features her ‘Scenes from Dubai’ series, depicting The Opus and O-14 Tower in Business Bay, Meydan Bridge in Nad Al Sheba, and City Walk in Jumeirah. It will also include a selection of limited-edition artworks, including ‘Al Aqsa Mosque,’ ‘Shop by the Beach,’ ‘On the Balcony,’ ‘Grand Hall,’ ‘Under the Bridge,’ ‘Swiss Horizons,’ and ‘Majorelle Garden.’ Inspired by a diverse range of scenes and destinations and created using different techniques and approaches, the works reflect the breadth of Abbas’ artistic practice and her distinctive perspective on capturing place details and transforming them into visual works.<\/p>\n

The Authority’s participation in ATM reflects its commitment to showcasing the richness of Dubai’s cultural landscape and strengthening the visibility of the emirate’s historical landmarks among global audiences. This contributes to deepening visitors’ connection with Dubai’s history and identity, while reinforcing its position as a preferred global destination to live, work and play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has announced its participation in Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2026, taking place at Dubai World Trade Centre from 14 to 17 September under the theme ‘Travel 2040: Driving New Frontiers Through Innovation and Technology.’ The Authority’s participation reflects its efforts in encouraging cultural tourism in the emirate, raising […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":72522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","animate-on-scroll"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72521"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72523,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72521\/revisions\/72523"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}