A visual feast for the soul

Discover the RAK Art Foundation, A non-profit organization that is dedicated to empowering artists worldwide by providing opportunities; encouraging cross-cultural collaborations and exchange; and fostering international partnerships.

The RAK Art Foundation seeks to engage the community and educate the public, offering a platform for critical discourse and social dialogue. Advocating the development of endeavors such as innovation and sustainability, the RAK Art Foundation believes in the necessity of such efforts in furthering change and progress.

The RAK Art Foundation exists within a converted traditional Bahraini House, the home where Rashid Al Khalifa was raised. The original foundation, built in the 1920s, maintains its original walls and colonnade. Certain elements including remnants of the original gypsum walls, now act as central features and charming backdrops to one of the galleries that displays key works from the collection.