Arts And Culture
The wounds that follow you home: Ganaa turns the lens on bullying in the Maldives
The new thriller series asks who the real monsters are.
20 Dec 2025, 2:39 PM
"The crime we cheered for": young artists map the true cost of reclamation
Twelve artists document what gets buried by dredging.
15 Nov 2025, 4:51 PM
Thin Huvafen and the unrealised promise of Dhivehi fiction
Mamdhuh Waheed's 1995 novel begins at its own ending.
11 Oct 2025, 1:42 PM
A brutal mirror: Kan'bulo confronts domestic violence in Maldivian society
Groundbreaking storytelling meets unflinching social commentary.
27 Sep 2025, 1:57 PM
Between myth and memory: Eagan Badeeu’s ‘Liminal’ at Gallery 350
Liminal is Badeeu’s first solo exhibition since ‘Lionfish and the Plastic Bag’, inspired by the myth of Koimalaa, the legendary first king of the Maldives.
20 Sep 2025, 12:20 PM
The woman turning shark teeth into art – and saving a dying tradition
Fuvahmulah's only female silversmith overcame her fear of fire.
13 Sep 2025, 2:00 PM
From Naruto to maali neshun: The rise of cosplay in the Maldives
Creative community overcomes cultural barriers.
23 Aug 2025, 6:15 PM
Symbolic beginnings: Pest on rebellion, rhythm and responsibility
The Maldives’ most popular rapper talks literature, prison songs and why his music speaks for the marginalised.
16 Aug 2025, 3:40 PM
Five days in Yunnan: notes from a guided tour of China
Sixteen Maldivian journalists, two mysterious government escorts.
01 Aug 2025, 4:14 PM
Behind the parades: Independence Day in Malé
A sombre lens on the diamond jubilee.
28 Jul 2025, 4:00 PM
Gold ribbons and sacred shadows: standing before the Ka'ba in Malé
Baachy's exhibition makes visitors feel the scale of Islam's holiest site.
12 Jul 2025, 1:39 PM
When the gallery went dark, the light began to dance
Dhona's exhibition was the first spatial light installation.
05 Jul 2025, 2:08 PM
From bell-bottoms to Instagram: the evolution of Maldivian fashion from the 1970s
Fashion isn't frivolous. It's a living archive of who we are.
28 Jun 2025, 1:22 PM
The artist as test-subject: the life and work of Mohamed Ikram/Araakaa
Mohamed Ikram’s journey from tourist art to protest ink captures a life shaped by music, politics, and the streets of Male’.
10 May 2025, 5:40 PM
Through the crimson portal: Mariyam Omar's 'Inertia' explores emotional paralysis
Ghostly figures burst from stillness at Gallery 350.
19 Apr 2025, 4:30 PM
Movanu Shafeeq brings raw truth to Maldivian screens
The exciting new voice in contemporary Maldivian cinema.
05 Apr 2025, 4:45 PM
A photo journey through Eid in Malé
Eid in Malé brought families to the streets, children to the parks, and a quiet buzz to the capital. Photographer Ahmed Inan documents a day of celebration across the city.
31 Mar 2025, 5:00 PM
Capturing the unseen: Shaafee's lens on Malé
A conversation about a stringless guitar's artistic journey.
15 Mar 2025, 3:52 PM
Still got the blues: A conversation with Samah Ahmed
"It's not art made for anyone – I make it for myself."
21 Feb 2025, 9:00 AM
In Poor Taste: The National Art Gallery
With no curator, no public programmes, and a collection dominated by political portraits, has the gallery lost its purpose?
04 Feb 2025, 7:10 PM
