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ISEA2026: digital art, science and creativity in Dubai

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6 November 2026Reported information

ISEA2026 artistic programme begins in Dubai with staggered venue openings

ISEA2026’s artistic programme starts in Dubai on 6 November 2026 according to the official schedule. Venue access is staggered: TODA opens at 3pm that day, while Arte Museum admits the public only from 7 November.

Archive view of Dubai. — Archive geographical illustration; does not show ISEA2026. CommunistSquared / Wikimedia Commons, CC0, unmodified. — CommunistSquared / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ ; vue d’archives, sans modification.

The symposium combines physical exhibitions and online meetings on art, science and technology, including artificial intelligence in creative practice. The main academic sessions remain scheduled for 10–14 November.

The artistic programme is free with registration; the online academic strand requires a ticket. Each venue’s timetable must be distinguished from the symposium’s overall 6–15 November dates.

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2 November 2026Reported information

Dubai unveils ISEA2026 academic programme, due online from 6 November

Dubai Culture presented the academic programme for ISEA2026 on 2 November 2026, organised with Zayed University. The symposium is scheduled for 6–15 November in Dubai and online, with 145 papers announced.

Archive view of Dubai. Geographic illustration; no ISEA event is shown. — CommunistSquared / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ ; vue d’archives, sans modification.

The academic strand schedules workshops and special tracks from 6 November, followed by the main sessions on 10–14 November. Topics include digital art, cultural memory, the environment and artificial intelligence in creative practice.

An in-person artistic programme is expected to showcase more than 100 works at venues across Dubai. According to the organisers, registration for that programme is free; the online academic programme requires a ticket, with a 50% discount for students using a valid university email address. These are announced plans whose delivery remains to be followed.

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