Cultured is a Dubai-based art consultancy providing discreet, tailored services to private and corporate collectors. We help clients build, manage, and care for their collections.

Our approach to collecting is knowledge-driven, led by thorough research, a deep understanding of cultural and art-historical relevance, and an insider’s view of the art market.

Founded by Daria Lomova, Cultured embodies a commitment to excellence, curiosity, and elegance, offering a vision of culture not as consumption, but as conversation.

Daria Lomova is an art advisor and cultural specialist with over 10 years of experience in organizing, managing, curating and promoting cultural projects.

Closely engaging with each client’s unique profile, Daria develops meaningful cultural strategies for individual clients, institutions and international corporations as well as advises on art strategies for property developments.

Over the course of her career, Daria has worked on cultural projects with Binghatti, Julius Baer, Piaget, A.R.M. Holding, BMW, among others, and has contributed to the development of several significant private and corporate collections across the region.

Prior to establishing her practice, Daria gained extensive experience working on international cultural projects with leading art institutions and auction houses. She previously worked at Christie’s Middle East, where she assisted in
organising Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art auctions in Dubai. As a curator and consultant, she catalogued the largest private collection of Viktor Nikolaev’s work and organised his first posthumous solo exhibition, After the Concept.

Daria holds an MA in the History of Artistic Culture and the Art Market from the Higher School of Economics, and a BA in Art History from Moscow State University.