Downtown Rotana welcomes renowned British artist Jack Melville

Press release

Published May 8th, 2016 - 04:47 GMT

During the event

Downtown Rotana, the newly opened luxury hotel in the heart of Manama, is proud to announce the sponsorship of world renowned British artist, Jack Melville, who arrived to the Kingdom as part of the events organized to celebrate the bicentennial between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Kingdom.

Lilian Roger, General Manager of Downtown Rotana, said: “We are proud to be a part of the prestigious celebrations held to commemorate the long-standing relationship between both countries. By welcoming Jack Melville in our hotel, Downtown Rotana aims to play an integral part in supporting the key events and milestones of the Kingdom.”

Jack Melville, a painter focused on photorealism which is a technique based on large portraits drawn from photographs, exhibited his work yesterday 4^th May at the Harbour Towers located at the Bahrain Financial Harbor – West Tower with the presence of the British Ambassador, VIP guests and Downtown Rotana team to support the event. The exhibition is open for the coming two months.

Background Information

Rotana Hotel Management Corporation

Rotana was founded in 1992, by a partnership between two visionary thinkers, Nasser Al Nowais and Selim El Zyr, who were joined three years later by Nael Hashweh and Imad Elias.

Operating as Rotana, it opened its first property in Abu Dhabi in 1993 and is today one of the leading hotel management companies within the Middle East and North Africa.

Rotana is a company offering the best of both worlds. A unique understanding of the culture and communities of the Middle East combined with the collective expertise of an executive team contributing over 35 years of international experience in the service industry.

Rotana aggressive expansion plans have seen the company grow from 2 properties in 1993 to a total of 70 by 2014. With several further properties planned for opening and new projects in the pipeline confirming the company's intention to have a Rotana managed property in all the major cities throughout the Middle East and North Africa within the next five years.