Official Country Name
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Languages
ARABIC
Population
5,927,482
Median Age
30.3
GDP Per Capita
US $67,600
Source: CIA World Factbook
Total Value of Art Exported
(UN Comtrade Database 2014)
US $176,244,024
Arts Funding
(Social Development)
US $5,431,604,699
Art Programs
(University Level)
3
Student Enrollment
1,717
Source: Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority, Ministry of Finance
Museums Exhibiting Contemporary Art
2
Contemporary Art Galleries
(Commercial)
49
Contemporary Art Spaces
(Nonprofit)
18
Art Foundations
(NGO + Private)
11
Source: AAP (non-official)
Acknowledgments: Asmaa al-Shabibi, Maya Allison, Yasmin Atassi, Sheikha Hoor al Qassemi, Laura Barlow, Emma Cantwell, Beth Derderian, Vikram Divecha, Mahnaz Fancy, Raja’a Khaled, Debra Levine, Renata Papsch, Christto Sanz, Murtaza Valli
A key business and cultural center between South Asia, Africa and West Asia, the United Arab Emirates has experienced…
