{"id":6076,"date":"2021-11-22T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T22:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/?p=6076"},"modified":"2022-12-17T11:04:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T09:04:55","slug":"hayy-jameel-jeddahs-sparkling-new-center-for-the-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/hayy-jameel-jeddahs-sparkling-new-center-for-the-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Hayy Jameel \u2014 Jeddah&#8217;s Sparkling New Center for the Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6077\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6077\" style=\"width: 1384px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6077\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hayy-jameel-jameel-arts-center-jeddah-saudi-arabia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1384\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hayy-jameel-jameel-arts-center-jeddah-saudi-arabia.jpg 1384w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hayy-jameel-jameel-arts-center-jeddah-saudi-arabia-600x280.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hayy-jameel-jameel-arts-center-jeddah-saudi-arabia-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hayy-jameel-jameel-arts-center-jeddah-saudi-arabia-1024x477.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hayy-jameel-jameel-arts-center-jeddah-saudi-arabia-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hayy-jameel-jameel-arts-center-jeddah-saudi-arabia-1320x615.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1384px) 100vw, 1384px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Architectural mockup of Hayy Jameel, from Studio Waiwai, opening in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 6th of December, 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The art world is talking about a major new arts and cultural center, opening in Jeddah next month.<\/p>\n<p>Hayy Jameel is set to welcome visitors from December 6, 2021. According to the center&#8217;s website, &#8220;Hayy Jameel, the Kingdom\u2019s dedicated home for the arts, is designed by multi-award-winning architectural studio<a href=\"https:\/\/waiwaidesign.com\/\"> waiwai<\/a> [sic] and conceived as a dynamic, creative, community hub. The launch of Hayy Jameel marks <a href=\"https:\/\/jameel75.com\/\">three-quarters of a century<\/a> of Jameel family global philanthropy and comes to fruition in line with a new era for culture and the arts across the Kingdom. The name of the 17,000-square-meter creative complex is derived from an Arabic word for <em>neighborhood<\/em>, to denote its intent as an accessible, communal and collaborative space. Hayy Jameel reflects Art Jameel\u2019s commitment to supporting artists, creative communities and entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia and beyond.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participating artists in <em>Illuminate: A Noor Riyadh Capsule<\/em>\u00a0include <\/span>Ahmed Angawi, Dana Awartani, Ayman Daydban, Manal Al Dowayan, Sultan bin Fahad, Ahmed Mater, Maha Malluh, Marwah Al Mugait, Nasser Al Salem, Rashed Al Shashai and Saeed Gamhawi.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6076 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rashed-AlShahai-Searching-for-Darkness-2021-courtesy-the-artist-and-Hafez-Gallery.-Photo-\u00a9-Riyadh-Art-2021.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rashed-AlShahai-Searching-for-Darkness-2021-courtesy-the-artist-and-Hafez-Gallery.-Photo-\u00a9-Riyadh-Art-2021-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rashed-AlShahai-Searching-for-Darkness-2021-courtesy-the-artist-and-Hafez-Gallery.-Photo-\u00a9-Riyadh-Art-2021-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rashed-AlShahai-Searching-for-Darkness-2021-courtesy-the-artist-and-Hafez-Gallery.-Photo-\u00a9-Riyadh-Art-2021-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rashed-AlShahai-Searching-for-Darkness-2021-courtesy-the-artist-and-Hafez-Gallery.-Photo-\u00a9-Riyadh-Art-2021-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rashed-AlShahai-Searching-for-Darkness-2021-courtesy-the-artist-and-Hafez-Gallery.-Photo-\u00a9-Riyadh-Art-2021-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rashed-AlShahai-Searching-for-Darkness-2021-courtesy-the-artist-and-Hafez-Gallery.-Photo-\u00a9-Riyadh-Art-2021-1320x880.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rashed-AlShahai-Searching-for-Darkness-2021-courtesy-the-artist-and-Hafez-Gallery.-Photo-\u00a9-Riyadh-Art-2021.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6081'>\n\t\t\t\tFrom Noor Riyadh, Rashed AlShahai, Searching for Darkness, 2021, courtesy the artist and Hafez Gallery. Photo \u00a9 Riyadh Art 2021\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Portrait-using-wet-plate-collodion.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Portrait-using-wet-plate-collodion-778x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Portrait-using-wet-plate-collodion-778x1024.jpg 778w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Portrait-using-wet-plate-collodion-600x790.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Portrait-using-wet-plate-collodion-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Portrait-using-wet-plate-collodion-768x1011.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Portrait-using-wet-plate-collodion.jpg 1129w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6087'>\n\t\t\t\tPortrait using wet plate collodion., Paused Mirror: The Saudi Artists by Osama Esid \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Portrait-of-Ahmed-Mater-Collodion-print.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Portrait-of-Ahmed-Mater-Collodion-print-824x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Portrait-of-Ahmed-Mater-Collodion-print-824x1024.jpg 824w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Portrait-of-Ahmed-Mater-Collodion-print-600x746.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Portrait-of-Ahmed-Mater-Collodion-print-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Portrait-of-Ahmed-Mater-Collodion-print-768x954.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Portrait-of-Ahmed-Mater-Collodion-print.jpg 1207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6082'>\n\t\t\t\tPortrait of Ahmed Mater, Collodion print, Paused Mirror\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CATPC-CERCLE-DART-DES-TRAVAILLEURS-DE-PLANTATION-CONGOLAISE-We-Who-Are-Here-And-You-Who-Have-Come-by-Emery-Mohamba-Mbuku-Kimpala-2015-courtesy-the-artist-and-KOW-Galerie-Berlin.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CATPC-CERCLE-DART-DES-TRAVAILLEURS-DE-PLANTATION-CONGOLAISE-We-Who-Are-Here-And-You-Who-Have-Come-by-Emery-Mohamba-Mbuku-Kimpala-2015-courtesy-the-artist-and-KOW-Galerie-Berlin-769x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CATPC-CERCLE-DART-DES-TRAVAILLEURS-DE-PLANTATION-CONGOLAISE-We-Who-Are-Here-And-You-Who-Have-Come-by-Emery-Mohamba-Mbuku-Kimpala-2015-courtesy-the-artist-and-KOW-Galerie-Berlin-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CATPC-CERCLE-DART-DES-TRAVAILLEURS-DE-PLANTATION-CONGOLAISE-We-Who-Are-Here-And-You-Who-Have-Come-by-Emery-Mohamba-Mbuku-Kimpala-2015-courtesy-the-artist-and-KOW-Galerie-Berlin-600x799.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CATPC-CERCLE-DART-DES-TRAVAILLEURS-DE-PLANTATION-CONGOLAISE-We-Who-Are-Here-And-You-Who-Have-Come-by-Emery-Mohamba-Mbuku-Kimpala-2015-courtesy-the-artist-and-KOW-Galerie-Berlin-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CATPC-CERCLE-DART-DES-TRAVAILLEURS-DE-PLANTATION-CONGOLAISE-We-Who-Are-Here-And-You-Who-Have-Come-by-Emery-Mohamba-Mbuku-Kimpala-2015-courtesy-the-artist-and-KOW-Galerie-Berlin-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CATPC-CERCLE-DART-DES-TRAVAILLEURS-DE-PLANTATION-CONGOLAISE-We-Who-Are-Here-And-You-Who-Have-Come-by-Emery-Mohamba-Mbuku-Kimpala-2015-courtesy-the-artist-and-KOW-Galerie-Berlin.jpg 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6085'>\n\t\t\t\tCATPC (Cercle d&#8217;art des travailleurs de plantation  congolaise), We Who Are Here And You Who Have Come by Emery Mohamba &#038; Mbuku Kimpala, 2015, courtesy the artist and KOW Galerie, Berlin, from Staple: What&#8217;s On Your Plate\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CATPC-CERCLE-DART-DES-TRAVAILLEURS-DE-PLANTATION-CONGOLAISE-Untitled-by-Cedart-aka-Cedrick-Tamasala-2018.-Photo-by-Ladislav-Zajac.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-KOW-Galerie-Berlin.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CATPC-CERCLE-DART-DES-TRAVAILLEURS-DE-PLANTATION-CONGOLAISE-Untitled-by-Cedart-aka-Cedrick-Tamasala-2018.-Photo-by-Ladislav-Zajac.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-KOW-Galerie-Berlin-1024x767.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CATPC-CERCLE-DART-DES-TRAVAILLEURS-DE-PLANTATION-CONGOLAISE-Untitled-by-Cedart-aka-Cedrick-Tamasala-2018.-Photo-by-Ladislav-Zajac.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-KOW-Galerie-Berlin-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CATPC-CERCLE-DART-DES-TRAVAILLEURS-DE-PLANTATION-CONGOLAISE-Untitled-by-Cedart-aka-Cedrick-Tamasala-2018.-Photo-by-Ladislav-Zajac.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-KOW-Galerie-Berlin-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CATPC-CERCLE-DART-DES-TRAVAILLEURS-DE-PLANTATION-CONGOLAISE-Untitled-by-Cedart-aka-Cedrick-Tamasala-2018.-Photo-by-Ladislav-Zajac.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-KOW-Galerie-Berlin-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CATPC-CERCLE-DART-DES-TRAVAILLEURS-DE-PLANTATION-CONGOLAISE-Untitled-by-Cedart-aka-Cedrick-Tamasala-2018.-Photo-by-Ladislav-Zajac.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-KOW-Galerie-Berlin-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CATPC-CERCLE-DART-DES-TRAVAILLEURS-DE-PLANTATION-CONGOLAISE-Untitled-by-Cedart-aka-Cedrick-Tamasala-2018.-Photo-by-Ladislav-Zajac.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-KOW-Galerie-Berlin-1320x989.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/CATPC-CERCLE-DART-DES-TRAVAILLEURS-DE-PLANTATION-CONGOLAISE-Untitled-by-Cedart-aka-Cedrick-Tamasala-2018.-Photo-by-Ladislav-Zajac.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-KOW-Galerie-Berlin.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6084'>\n\t\t\t\tCATPC, Untitled by Ced&#8217;art aka Cedrick Tamasala, 2018. Photo by Ladislav Zajac. Courtesy the artist and KOW Galerie, Berlin\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Munem-Wasif-Seeds-Shall-Set-Us-Free-II-2016-2021-courtesy-the-artist-and-Project-88.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Munem-Wasif-Seeds-Shall-Set-Us-Free-II-2016-2021-courtesy-the-artist-and-Project-88-1024x717.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Munem-Wasif-Seeds-Shall-Set-Us-Free-II-2016-2021-courtesy-the-artist-and-Project-88-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Munem-Wasif-Seeds-Shall-Set-Us-Free-II-2016-2021-courtesy-the-artist-and-Project-88-600x420.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Munem-Wasif-Seeds-Shall-Set-Us-Free-II-2016-2021-courtesy-the-artist-and-Project-88-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Munem-Wasif-Seeds-Shall-Set-Us-Free-II-2016-2021-courtesy-the-artist-and-Project-88-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Munem-Wasif-Seeds-Shall-Set-Us-Free-II-2016-2021-courtesy-the-artist-and-Project-88-1320x925.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Munem-Wasif-Seeds-Shall-Set-Us-Free-II-2016-2021-courtesy-the-artist-and-Project-88.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6086'>\n\t\t\t\tMunem Wasif, &#8220;Seeds Shall Set Us Free II&#8221;, 2016-2021, courtesy the artist and Project 88 \u2014 Wasif seeks to reimagine an indigenous \u201cecosophical\u201d mode of agriculture, where grain is a companion species to humanity, having names, deities and spirits, around which the village organizes itself. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Artists participating in the exhibition<em> Staple: What&#8217;s On Your Plate?<\/em> include Leen Ajlan, Moza Almatrooshi, Jonathas de Andrade, Mirna Bamieh, Bricklab x Misht Studio, CATPC (Cercle d\u2019Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise), Annalee Davis, Mohammad Alfaraj, Florence Lazar, Sancintya Mohini Simpson, Asunci\u00f3n Molinos Gordo, Mariam Al Noaimi, Franziska Pierwoss, Pratchaya Phinthong, Cooking Sections, Zina Saro-Wiwa, Salma Serry, Slavs and Tatars, Suha Shoman, Fatima Uzdenova, Munem Wasif, Lantian Xie and Raed Yassin with Ute Wasserman.<\/p>\n<p>Located in the\u00a0residential north Jeddah area of Al Mohammadiyyah, Hayy Jameel\u2019s building responds to its surroundings: tall fa\u00e7ades that intimate the privacy of a home while allowing for interior openness, flow and maximum natural light.<\/p>\n<p>Hayy Jameel is anchored by four Art Jameel programs, plus the multipurpose space Fenaa, and joined by like-minded creative enterprises, known as Hayy Residents. TMR will check in with Hayy Jameel periodically to update our readers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artjameel.org\/centres\/hayy-jeddah\/\">More<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-1cee133712b9ebcb264a7f0adbd2725d ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:550px; max-height:550px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"Hayy Jameel: From Jeddah to Jeddah\" width=\"600\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HJNxB8XfFgA?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is home to a major new arts and cultural center, opening to the public on December 6, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":6077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,30,51],"tags":[281,473,939,1518],"article-category":[],"article-type":[],"coauthors":[2165],"class_list":["post-6076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-photography","category-my-favorite-things","category-tmr-weekly","tag-arts","tag-culture","tag-jeddah","tag-saudi-arabia"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.5 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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