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Night View of Dubai’s downtown as the Burj Khalifa pierces the warm skies — aerial view of modern skyscrapers, urban architecture

Ten years ago, Sotheby’s opened a gallery in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) to pay tribute to a region with a voracious appetite for international art, culture and luxury. This year, that gallery reopens, and for collectors in the UK the news is more relevant than the distance might suggest. The Gulf and London have long been connected by capital, travel and taste, and a renewed Sotheby’s presence in Dubai strengthens a link that many British clients already value.