HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth will patronise the opening ceremony of the Sultanate’s pavilion in the 59th edition of the Biennale Arte 2022 International Arts Exhibition.

The five-day event will begin tomorrow and will be held in Venice, Italy from 23 to 27 April 2022.

From its participation in the global-level art exhibition, the Sultanate aims to highlight Omani culture both locally and internationally and bolster its cultural position. It also reflects the nation’s approaches to achieving all the goals set under Oman Vision 2040 in the cultural sphere.

The number of visitors to the Biennale Arte averages 600,000 to 1mn from all corners of the globe each year, and the event’s website is said to hit the 10mn mark in terms of page views. Moreover, the event is covered by 8,100 international media entities, news agencies, and international newspapers.