Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi speaks to Rolling Stone with rare candour about the mission that has shaped his life’s work: breaking ground on Barjeel’s first dedicated museum in Sharjah, set to open in January 2028; co-editing a landmark book bridging Arab and Indian art; and reflecting on the Arab Spring, a moment he calls the most consequential of his lifetime. Read more »
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The Sheikh and His Canon
“Our task here is to rescue artworks, archives and stories before they disappear in yet another war.” Sultan Sooud al-Qassemi uses his fortune and his connections to track down the Arab world’s masterpieces. Read more »
Christie’s Interview with Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi
In this interview, Professor, Emirati art collector, and founder of the Barjeel Art Foundation, Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi discusses the rapid evolution of the Arab art scene. His collection of 2,000 works will soon be housed in a new museum, expected to open by 2027. Read more »
Investing in Knowledge: A Scholarship in Memory of Bassem Sabry
AUC partners with Friends of Bassem Sabry to establish the Bassem Sabry Arab Citizen Endowed Scholarship in economics. Read more »
Discovering the Soul of West Asia: The Collection of the Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah
Are you curious about discovering art from different parts of the world? One of the beauties of digitalization is that you can travel in space and time without setting a foot in front of your door. Thanks to Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, founder of the Barjeel Art Foundation, you might choose to explore the diverse world of West Asia by getting lost in the foundation’s constantly growing online art collection. Read more »
Barjeel Art Foundation, Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi, bâtisseur d’un contre-récit arabe
Quelles valeurs choisir lorsqu’on érige le récit de l’histoire de l’art arabe ? En fondant la Barjeel Art Foundation à Sharjah, le collectionneur Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi dessine les contours d’une mémoire panarabe, à la croisée de ses engagements personnels, de son ambition intellectuelle et d’une vision profondément collective. Read more »