The Colors of Erik Mattijssen
Just as color plays an undeniable role in everyone's life - more than we recognize - this may be even more true for the Dutch artist Erik Mattijssen. In his works, which can be seen for the first...
Tag: Salalah
The colors of Mazayen Jewelry
When Nadia Al Shamsi started making jewelry, she used beads. But to take her Mazayen Jewelry brand to the next level, she started using gem stones because they are more valuable due to their...
The Colors of Mayada
Mayada's latest work forms the basis of our conversation about the role colors play in her artistic life. I've known Mayada Reehan for a long time. Her artistic curriculum vitae is impressive. While...
The colors of Oman Across the Ages Museum
When the sun rises in Manah in northeastern Oman, the gleaming parts of the steel-clad monumental structure of the Oman Across the Ages Museum glow from afar. This new-build museum, located 160 km...
To inspire each other
While writing a new book about Oman, I was pleasantly surprised by the photos sent to me by Sumw Tabbook founder of Interieur Architect. In May, I met her at the SMES Incubation and Business center...
In memory and honor
Dr. Juris Zarins, renowned Middle Eastern archaeologist and professor emeritus at Missouri State University — whose 1992 discovery of the ancient city of Ubar drew international acclaim — passed...
WE did it !
Yesterday I attended the first opening of the “Artistic Al-Irtiqa Exhibition” in Salalah Grand Mall in Al-sadaa under the auspices of H.E. Sheikh Muslim bin Saeed Al-Hamar, member of the Shura...
Sea delight (-s)
While doing research in Oman for my next publication, I suddenly received a WhatsApp message from Farha al-Kindy in Rome. I’ve known Farha for a long time. In Whispers of Oman, published in 2015,...
Inspired by Maritime History
The day after my visit to the Maritime hall at the Museum of the Land of Frankincense in Salalah-Dhofar, I met 22-year-old Mohammed Abdullah Sabah Batamira at the SMES Incubation and Business center...