Modern Art Museum

Kuwait City


This attractive traditional-style building hosts a number of exhibitions of contemporary Arab and international art throughout the year. Esteemed Kuwaiti artists including Essa Sagr, Sami Mohammed, Thuraya Al Baqsami and Khazal Al Gaffas have pieces here.


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