Create
Artistic experimentation and the development of new work.
Arts & culture, rooted in Somalia
Room
to create.
An independent arts and culture organisation creating space for artists, ideas and public conversation.
Building the first programme
Find your way in
Mogadishu, Somalia
Arts / culture / exchange
Est. 2026
About DURBAAN
Artists, ideas
and public life.
Our programme brings together photography, film, performance, writing and research.
We are developing our first programme, with artistic practice and public exchange at its centre.
See what we make room forThe work
Four ways in.
Four connected areas guide the programme we are developing.
Gather
Exhibitions, conversations and shared cultural experiences.
Remember
Documentation, research and publishing.
Exchange
Reciprocal exchange across Somalia and beyond.
How we work
Our approach.
Artist-led
Listen to artists, support the process and credit the work.
Public-minded
Welcome questions, participation and different perspectives.
Context-aware
Work from Somalia, with care for place and context.
Keep in touch
There is room
for you.
For artistic enquiries, cultural collaboration and conversation.