THE DUBAI CULTURE & ARTS AUTHORITY (DUBAI CULTURE) WAS LAUNCHED ON MARCH 8, 2008 BY HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM, UAE VICE PRESIDENT & PRIME MINISTER AND RULER OF DUBAI. DUBAI CULTURE PLAYS A CRITICAL PART IN ACHIEVING THE VISION OF THE DUBAI STRATEGIC PLAN 2021 OF ESTABLISHING THE CITY AS VIBRANT, GLOBAL ARABIAN METROPOLIS THAT SHAPES CULTURE AND ARTS IN THE REGION AND THE WORLD.