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Traditional Performing Arts
Al Ayyala : A Performance of Valour

Traditional Performance

The Qasr Al Hosn programme aims to promote and nurture the rich intangible heritage of the United Arab Emirates. Music, poetry, performance, spoken word and traditional handicrafts are featured across the programme, highlighting some of the elements inscribed on the UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Traditional Performing Arts
AlTaghrooda: Poetry in Song

Traditional Performance

The Qasr Al Hosn programme aims to promote and nurture the rich intangible heritage of the United Arab Emirates. Music, poetry, performance, spoken word and traditional handicrafts are featured across the programme, highlighting some of the elements inscribed on the UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Traditional Performing Arts
Rebabah: Voices from the Desert

Traditional Performance

The Qasr Al Hosn programme aims to promote and nurture the rich intangible heritage of the United Arab Emirates. Music, poetry, performance, spoken word and traditional handicrafts are featured across the programme, highlighting some of the elements inscribed on the UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Traditional Performing Arts
AlNahmeh: Chants of the Sea

Traditional Performance

The Qasr Al Hosn programme aims to promote and nurture the rich intangible heritage of the United Arab Emirates. Music, poetry, performance, spoken word and traditional handicrafts are featured across the programme, highlighting some of the elements inscribed on the UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Artisans Demonstrations and Workshops
Khoos: The Traditional Craft of Palm Frond Weaving

Demonstrations

The traditional handicrafts and arts of the emirate of Abu Dhabi have been handed down from one generation to another. Making such items for the household was usually the job of women. In the Artisans Demonstrations and Workshops programme, traditional handicrafts that Emirati women have practiced for years, such as Al-Sadu, Khoos and Talli, will be explored.

Artisans Demonstrations and Workshops
Talli: Colourful Woven Strings

Demonstrations

The traditional handicrafts and arts of the emirate of Abu Dhabi have been handed down from one generation to another. Making such items for the household was usually the job of women. In the Artisans Demonstrations and Workshops programme, traditional handicrafts that Emirati women have practiced for years, such as Al-Sadu, Khoos and Talli, will be explored.

Marine Traditions
Demonstrations and Workshops

Demonstrations

The fishing and pearling industry has been a vital part of the UAE’s economy for many centuries. This is because the Bedouin people settled along the coasts as the climate become more arid and as the pearl industry grew.

Al Hosn Police Force
Changing of the Guards Ceremony

Daily Activation

Al Hosn Police Force was established at Qasr Al Hosn in 1957, and has been guarding and protecting the Fort and its surrounding areas for decades.

Traditional Performing Arts
AlRazfa: Dance of Unity

Traditional Performance

A performance comprising dance and poetry, usually performed at social and national occasions and weddings. It is viewed as a form of celebration and expression of gratitude. In 2015, Al-Razfa was inscribed on the UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Covid-19 Restrictions
See Our Digital Programme

While our daily programme of onsite events remains suspended due to Covid-19 restrictions, please visit our social media to see our digital programme.

Cultural Tour
Explore Qasr Al Hosn Through Your Screen

You are invited to explore Abu Dhabi’s oldest and most significant building through a virtual guided cultural tour of Qasr Al Hosn through your screens. Learn about the former home of the ruling family and seat of government, standing today as the nation’s living archive and the narrator of Abu Dhabi’s history. 

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