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Khor Fakkan Corniche
Khor Fakkan is home to a busy container port. Still, the town is not without its charms, especially along the corniche, which extends for several kilometres and is flanked by palm trees, gardens, kiosks and a playground, making it popular with families for picnics and waterfront st
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Umm Al Quwain Museum
This beautifully restored 1768 fort served as the local rulers residence and seat of government until 1969. Highlights include the fine majlis (meeting room), old Bedouin jewellery, fancy weapons and archaeological finds from the Tell Abraq and Al Dour sites, including two statues
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Ayyam Gallery
With branches at Gate Village and in Al Quoz as well as in Damascus, Beirut, Jeddah and London, this top gallerys main mission is to promote emerging Middle Eastern artists and to introduce their often provocative, political and feminist work and voices to a wider audience outside
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Salsali Private Museum
SPM is the first private museum for contemporary Middle Eastern art in the region. It presents the collection of prominent Iranian collector Ramin Salsali who bought his first piece at age 21. Today he owns some 800 paintings, sculptures, video art and installations. Enter from 8th
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Empty Quarter
Its always worth stopping by this top-notch gallery focused entirely on fine-art photography created by accomplished shutterbugs from around the globe. Shows often capture the zeitgeist with evocative, provocative or political themes such as Miguel Angel Sanchezs recent exhibition,
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Grey Noise
This contemporary gallery has built up its reputation as a go-to space for experimental and cutting-edge art from the region, South Asia and Europe since 2008. Representing only 10 artists, including Caline Aoun and Michael John Whelan, its a small but carefully curated roster. Ent
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Pro Art Gallery
Based on a donated private collection, this gallery is more like an art museum with original paintings, lithographs and sculptures. The roster includes such smock-and-beret masters as Chagall, Dufy, Damien Hirst, Arman, Le Corbusier and Picasso as well as street art phenom Banksy.
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Sky Tower
You may pay a bit extra for a burger, sandwich or salad in the aerial Colombiano Coffee House at the top of this observation tower but theres no charge for the panoramic view from 360 degrees worth of windows. If youd rather not walk round the view yourself, head for Tiara, the rev
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Lake Park & Formal Park
These two shady parks straddling 4th St and spread along the Corniche provide a welcome respite to the intense traffic and crowds of downtown. The centrepiece of Lake Park is the 15m-high fountain; there is also a popular sheesha cafe beside the lake. Formal Park has a maze, barbec
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Naif Souq
Although the historic Naif Souq burned down in 2008 and was replaced by this mall-style version, its a still an atmospheric place to shop for bargain-priced fabrics, henna products, hair extensions, costume jewelery and local dresses, including abeyyas and colourful kaftan-style ma
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Courtyard
This arts complex wraps around its eponymous courtyard, flanked by an eccentric hodgepodge of buildings that makes it look like a miniature movie-studio backdrop: here an Arab fort, there a Moorish facade or an Egyptian tomb. It contains design shops, galleries, a community theatre
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Sharjah Art Foundation New Art Spaces
Urban meets tradition in this cluster of white-cube galleries set within restored Emirati homes in the Heritage Area, behind Al Zahra Mosque. Inaugurated during the 2015 Sharjah Biennial, they present cutting-edge exhibits as well as art-related movies in an outdoor cinema. Drop by
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JamJar
JamJar is more than just another gallery exhibiting contemporary art by emerging local and international talent. It’s a DIY painting studio, too, so if you’re feeling the creative urge, you can hire an easel, a canvas and all the paint and paper you require to create your own maste
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XVA Gallery
Tucked into the Al Fahidi Historic District since 2003, XVAs curators have a knack for ferreting out top-notch up-and-comers from around the Middle East. Works often express the artists cultural identities and challenge viewers preconceptions. It also shows at prestigious art fairs
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Camel Museum
This exhibit raises the humble camel to celebrity status. It explains how and why the animals are held in such high regard in Arabian culture and depicts the historical importance of camels in the region and their prominence in Arabic literature. There are sections on camel racing
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Carbon 12
This edgy gallery in a minimalist white-cube space presents the gamut of contemporary forms of expression created by established international artists. Some of them have roots in the Middle East, such as Tehran-born New York resident Sara Rahbar, whose textile art has made it into
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Al Qasba
This car-free canalside development presents a family-friendly mix of cafes, carousels, boat rides, shops, a small musical fountain and a 60m-high Ferris wheel, the Eye of the Emirates. Come in the evening, but avoid Friday and Saturday nights if you dont like crowds. Art fans shou
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Heritage Village
This outdoor museum is a well-meaning attempt at recreating a village from pre-oil times and features various styles of houses (coastal and mountain), a small souq, historic exhibits and crafts stations. From October to April, there are occasionally activities and demonstrations, a
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Eastern Corniche
The seaward side of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan St has been developed into a promenade to rival Abu Dhabis original downtown Corniche, with a series of landscaped gardens, parking bays, picnic areas and paths. Offering excellent views of the mangroves, this is a good place to watch bir
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1x1 Art Space
Dubai has of late been emerging as a key place for sourcing Indian art, in part because of the efforts of Malini Gulrajani, whose mission is to showcase the best in contemporary works from the subcontinent. With shows by such painters as Jatin Das and TV Santosh, this grand and ele
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