Shubbak London's biennial festival celebrating contemporary Arab arts and culture

شباك كل سنتين يحتفي مهرجان لندن بالفن العربي والثقافة العربية المعاصرة
Becoming by Héla Ammar Listen and read

تصبِح أن لِھلا عمّار استَمع/ي الآن
Mural by Mehdi Annassi Discover

مُتَناظِرة لِمَھدي أناسي ستِكشاف
Connecting London audiences and communities with the very best of contemporary Arab culture

خلق صلة بين الجمهور في لندن وأفضل ما في الثقافة العربية المعاصرة
“The festival speaks of restless societies that are questioning themselves” Financial Times

"يتحدّث المهرجان عن مجتمعات قَلقة تُسائل نَفسها" الفاينينشال تايمز

A picture of an exhibition by Rand Abdul Jabbar. A darkly lit room displays freestanding windows from the Minaret of 'Anah

Against Disappearance

A series of discussions about cultural heritage and contemporary culture

Watch now

Online

Set of three overlapping sketches and family photos

مشاهد مما نجى

Every Act of Recognition Alters What Survives

Rand Abdul Jabbar

Permanent work

Online

An image of seated women see through a barred window

Winner of the Fedora Prize for Opera 2020

News

We are delighted that Woman at Point Zero has won the Fedora - Generali Prize for Opera 2020.

Figures silhouetted against dramatic brickwork.

Connections | Digital Dance Project

Blog

Connections Digital Dance Project film released. Watch it in full here.

Colourful large-scale mural

Palindrome

Mehdi Annassi

Permanent work

North Kensington

Large scale mural installed in a busy market

Becoming

Héla Ammar

Listen and read

Online

A brightly coloured image featuring the words We are #HerefForCulture

Shubbak awarded £75,000 as part of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund

News

Shubbak awarded vital funds from the Culture Relief Fund.

Exhibition installation

Bayti Baytek | Meet the Artists #2

Blog

Meet Enkidu Khaled and Nada Elkalaawy our second Bayti Baytek artist pairing

Installation

Bayti Baytek | Meet the Artists #1

Blog

We're happy to announce our first collaboration pairing of Joe Namy and Nour Annan, after an incredible response to the…

Watch highlights from the 2019 Festival

Blog

We're really pleased to be able to share with you our 2019 highlights film. Watch it now...