Our Biennales
The Islamic Arts Biennale is the world’s first biennale dedicated to the Islamic arts, offering the opportunity for renewed perspective and research.
Islamic Arts Biennale 2025
The Islamic Arts Biennale 2025 provides a holistic platform for new discourse about Islamic arts, offering an unparalleled space for learning, research, and insight. By juxtaposing contemporary and newly commissioned artworks with historical objects from Islamic cultures, the Biennale explores how faith is experienced, expressed, and celebrated through feeling, thinking, and making. It offers a unique platform for artists to explore themes of spirituality, identity, and the intersection of past and present, while fostering cross-cultural connections and expanding the global understanding of Islamic art and culture.
Western Hajj Terminal - Jeddah
25
Jan
25
May
Islamic Arts Biennale 2023
Taking place every two years since 2023, the Islamic Arts Biennale takes place at the SOM designed and Aga Khan award-winning Western Hajj Terminal in the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, a city that for centuries has represented a junction point for cultural exchange and a port of entry for millions of pilgrims on their journey to Mecca and Medina
Western Hajj Terminal - Jeddah
25
Jan
25
May