About Hayy Jameel

Hayy Jameel is developed and managed by Art Jameel as Saudi Arabia’s dedicated arts complex and creative hub. Hayy Jameel joins Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai – which opened in 2018 – in its efforts to build culture-oriented, connected communities. Designed by waiwai, Hayy references the Arabic word for neighbourhood, denoting the convivial and collaborative nature of the complex and its intent on bringing together a wide range of creative disciplines in one destination. Alongside the museum, Hayy Arts, education platforms Hayy Learning and Hayy Studios is Hayy Cinema, Saudi’s first independent audiovisual centre, designed by Jeddah-based architects Bricklab – and Hayy Explorers, a ‘drop-in’ children’s zone, featuring a year-long dynamic programme. Fenaa Hayy, Salaat Hayy, Community Cinema & Project Space are multi-purpose spaces for performances, workshops and talks. They open onto Saha, a central community courtyard underpinned by philosophies of sustainability and adaptability.

The Art Jameel-run spaces are joined by Hayy Residents – a set of pioneering, homegrown creative enterprises that range from contemporary art and performance to design and publishing, culinary institutes, new cafes and eateries.

The launch of Hayy Jameel in 2021 culminates 75 years of Jameel family philanthropy and is in line with Vision 2030, coming to fruition with a new era for the arts and creative sector across the Kingdom.

About Hayy Partnerships

A dynamic and collaborative spirit underpins Hayy Jameel’s founding ethos and its diverse programming — from the familial Hayy Residents cohort through to strategic institutional partnerships that place artists and the community at the heart of their operations. Locally, Hayy Jameel works with individuals and organisations to develop and support original and thought-provoking programming that speaks to our core audiences and embraces the cross-pollination of ideas, encouraging entrepreneurship and the development of creative infrastructures.

Major Art Jameel international institutional partners include the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.