Oman's Artistic Turn Aims to Beat Oil Blues

It’s a Thursday night and visitors at the majestic Royal Opera House Muscat are huddled inside the venue’s Opera Galleria for an exhibition called “Manifestations” that showcases the work of emerging Omani artists such as Mohammed al-Mamari and Shayma al-Mughairy. The artists aren’t international household names yet, but Oman is trying to change that. The […]