Imagine a luxurious and colourful garden covering 72.000 square metres in the middle of the desert with 50 million flowers and 250 million plants, all creating a scene from out of a fable. It actually exists and is called the Miracle Garden of Dubai, opened to visitors from November to May. Inaugurated sevens years ago on Valentine’s Day, it is right in the centre of Dubailand, an area inside the city. The spectacle it offers when it is in full bloom is overwhelming, with a myriad of flowers of every colour and variety, arranged in the most fantastical ways imaginable. There are numerous attractions, many of which were conceived for children, such as the Big Teddy Bear, Disney Avenue and the Butterfly Garden. This garden of wonders has made the Guinness Book of World Records on numerous occasions - in 2013, with the largest vertical garden, in 2016 for the largest floral sculpture, the one shaped like a life-size Airbus, and, in 2018 for the largest depiction of Mickey Mouse, a floral structure standing 18 metres high.
The exhibition explores the constant transformation of the representation of the body in the work of Pablo Picasso, placing paintings, drawings and sculptures from different eras in dialogue.
At Louvre Abu Dhabi, a major exhibition explores the legacy of the Mamluk Dynasty, which ruled Egypt and the Levant for over two centuries. Through masterpieces of Islamic art, the show reveals the Mamluks' key role in trade and cultural exchange across Europe, Africa, and Asia.
One of Bulgari's most iconic shapes, Serpenti, celebrates three quarters of a century this year. A symbol of endless reinvention, it remains faithful to its ...
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