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At-Turaif's Illumination and Diriyah's New-Media Art Hub

アット・トライフの照明と、ディルイーヤのメディアアート拠点

OPERATOR

Diriyah Company (formerly DGDA) and the Saudi Museums Commission (Ministry of Culture)

LOCATION

Diriyah

MODEL

Museum commission — A Vision 2030 cultural development by the state developer Diriyah Company; At-Turaif’s permanent lighting by Speirs Major Light Architecture, the 2019–2020 record projection by XiteLabs + Executive Visions; DAF operated by the Saudi Museums Commission with residencies run in partnership with Le Fresnoy

ARTIST PAY

DAF provides equipment, mentorship and funding via its Le Fresnoy-linked emerging-artist programme and hosts invited artists through the Mazra’ah residency; individual commission fees are undisclosed

CADENCE

At-Turaif is lit nightly, shifting to blue on full moons; DAF is permanent and open year-round; the record projection was a 2019–2020 special event

SPEC

At-Turaif lighting: c. 3,200 Martin Professional fixtures; projection: c. 305 m wide × 24 m tall with 200+ laser projectors; DAF: c. 12,000 m² gross floor area (Schiattarella Associati)

SINCE

2024

STATUS

Active