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           Art Galleries


         Folklore Gallery
     1
         MAP Q2  •  Zayed 1st Street, Al
     Khalidiya, Abu Dhabi  •  02 666 0361
     •  Open 9am–1pm & 4pm–9pm Sat–Thu
     One of the best places to find works
     of art and craft from across the
     region, including handmade greeting
     cards, Turkish bookmarks, prints
     and handblown glass.
         Majlis Gallery
     2
         MAP K2  •  Al Musalla rounda bout,
     Al Fahidi neighbourhood, Dubai  •  04
     353 6233  •  Open 10am–6pm Sat–Thu
     •  www.majlisgallery.com
     Dubai’s oldest commercial art gallery
     focuses on Arabian and Middle
     Eastern themed work by local and   The traditional exterior of XVA
     expat artists. Browse for good prints,
                                  XVA
     ceramics and sculpture (see p18).  5
                                  MAP K2  •  Al Fahidi neighbour­
                              hood, Dubai  •  04 353 5383  •  Open
                              10am–6pm  •  www.xvagallery.com
                              A superb contemporary art gallery
                              set in a stylish boutique hotel in a
                              restored traditional house. The idyllic
                              courtyard café is also used as an
                              exhibition space (see p19).
                                  Green Art Gallery
                              6
                                  MAP C2  •  Alserkel Ave, Al Quoz,
                              Dubai  •  04 346 9305  •  Open 10am–7pm
                              Sat–Thu  •  Closed first two weeks in
     Abstact artwork at the Third Line   August  •  www.gagallery.com
                              This established commercial gallery
         The Third Line
     3                        in Al Quoz displays the work of
                              Emirati and international artists, with
         MAP C2  •  Street 8, Alserkel
     Ave, Al Quoz 1, Dubai  •  04 341 1367    a focus on the heritage, cultures and
     •  Open 10am–7pm Sat–Thu; call   environment of the Middle East.
     ahead  •  www.thethirdline.com  There is a programme of changing
     This gallery showcases playful and edgy  exhibitions throughout the year.
     work by artists from around the Gulf.
     Displays change every couple of weeks.   Kanoo exhibition of Pop Art at Art Space
         The Empty Quarter
     4
         MAP D6  •  Building 2, the
     Gate Village, Dubai  •  04 323 1210
     •  Open 10am–7pm Sun–Thu
     •  www.theemptyquarter.com
     This is the UAE’s only fine-art
     photography gallery. It features
     Middle Eastern and international
     documentary and creative work.




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