The Serpentine Gallery and the Qatar Museums Authority present from July 4 to 6 a festival of art, literature, music and family events exploring the historical and contemporary Arab presence in London and its connections to the Arab world.

The first two days of the Festival will be hosted jointly by the Serpentine with Mathaf, the Middle East's first museum of modern and contemporary art, based in Doha.

Two special performances will take place in the setting of the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013, designed by Sou Fujimoto.

The festival culminates in a free open-air family festival, Ehtifal Family Festival, as a special celebration of Qatar UK 2013 Year of Culture.
This one-day event places the Fischli/Weiss sculpture, "Rock on Top of Another Rock", in a fantasy landscape linking Kensington Gardens to Qatar.

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Photo: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013 Designed by Sou Fujimoto © Sou Fujimoto Architects
Image © 2013 Iwan Baan