[9][10] With a capital cost of more than US$1 billion, the project is one of the largest cultural investments in the world.
[10] In November 2016, the Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre opened.
[15] Kuwait has the oldest modern arts movement in the Arabian Peninsula.
Ghazi and Najat Sultan launched Kuwait’s first art gallery in 1969 .
[18][19] Other notable Kuwaiti artists include Sami Mohammad, Thuraya Al-Baqsami and Suzan Bushnaq.