Riyadh is preparing to welcome "Along the Way", an exhibition launched by the Misk Art Institute, part of the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation (Misk), opening on 16 September 2026 at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Arts Hall and running until 31 March 2027, with 34 artists from the Kingdom, the Arab world and beyond.

The exhibition offers an artistic and intellectual exploration of travel that goes beyond moving between places, treating it as a journey of transformation, knowledge, rediscovery of the self and memory, and of one's relationship with the world.

The lineup brings together 19 Saudi artists, eight Arab artists and seven international artists, a mix that unites diverse artistic visions and experiences, presented alongside a collection of rare historical manuscripts and artifacts.

"Along the Way" draws its vision from the travels of the Muslim explorer Ibn Battuta and is organized around five themes: maps and their representations, travel as a path to knowledge, finding the way during journeys, emotional maps, and nature as a living map.

The experience unfolds across a wide range of media and styles, including painting, sculpture, installation, textile art and photography, giving visitors multiple readings of the relationship between movement, place, memory and knowledge.

The exhibition also celebrates the scientific and civilizational heritage of Islam through rare historical pieces, most notably the manuscript "Book of the Fixed Stars" by al-Sufi al-Razi from the fourth century AH, al-Qazwini al-Mustawfi's "Nuzhat al-Qulub" with its circular world map, and an engraved brass astrolabe used to determine position and direction.

These artifacts highlight the contribution of Islamic civilization to the development of navigation, geography and astronomy, and the exhibition sets them in dialogue with contemporary artworks, connecting past and present and offering new readings of the idea of the journey.

"Along the Way" is part of the programs and initiatives through which the Misk Art Institute strengthens the presence of Saudi and Arab art on the cultural scene and creates spaces that bring together artists and practices from different generations and backgrounds.

The exhibition is open daily from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm, combining contemporary art with manuscripts and historical artifacts and inviting the public to see travel as a path to knowledge, reflection and self-discovery.