Jeddah, 21 Rajab 1447 AH (10 January 2026)

The Red Sea Museum has announced its cultural programme for January 2026, a varied package of art workshops, cultural dialogues, performances and family activities in a creative and educational framework that links the cultural heritage of the Red Sea with contemporary practice and reaches every segment of society.

The programme offers an interactive learning experience across the museum's facilities and the open spaces of Historic Jeddah, covering traditional architecture, historic photography, music and travel literature, as well as the history of navigation and public health in the Red Sea region, deepening awareness of the region's civilisational and historical dimensions.

Events open on Tuesday 13 January with the "Little Map-Makers" workshop in the Discovery Room, where children aged 6 to 12 learn the art of map-making and the basics of maritime navigation through simple, engaging interactive activities.

On Thursday 15 January the "Chemistry of Light: Albumen Printing" workshop on the museum stage presents a historic photographic printing technique using egg white and silver salts, reviving the aesthetics of nineteenth-century photography with a contemporary artistic vision.

Saturday 17 January brings a cultural dialogue titled "Historic Jeddah: From Formation to Shaping", discussing the city's traditional architecture and its relationship to heritage and modernity, while Sunday 18 January features the "Navigation from Past to Present" workshop on the stage, an interactive experience tracing the evolution of maritime navigation through hands-on activities.

On Thursday 22 January the museum screens the animated film "A Monster from the Sky" on the stage, and that evening Bab Al-Bunt square hosts a concert by the Al Nour Wal Amal Orchestra, the world's only ensemble made up of blind women musicians who read scores in Braille, in an evening celebrating art, diversity and the power of creativity.

Friday 23 January features an artistic gathering titled "Gate of Gates" in Historic Jeddah, documenting the transformations of the Bab Al-Bunt building and the human stories linked to it, while Wednesday 28 January brings a dialogue on "Travel Literature" on the museum stage, exploring journeys to Al-Andalus and Sicily and how Islamic heritage lives on through places and people.

The programme closes on Friday 31 January with a lecture on the development of quarantine and public health surveillance systems in the Red Sea region, highlighting the historic role of Bab Al-Bunt as a quarantine station for pilgrims.

The museum's events position it as a cultural and knowledge platform dedicated to documenting the tangible, intangible and natural heritage of the Red Sea and presenting it through educational and interactive programmes that foster dialogue between past and present and connect heritage with contemporary creative contexts, from its home in Historic Jeddah.