Alserkal Art Week, 15 to 22 Nov.
Seventeen new gallery shows, a landmark exhibition on women modernists from the Arab world, and a closing weekend of films and walks. The Avenue costs nothing to enter.
Four placesChecked 6 November 2026Prices in AED
Alserkal Avenue in Al Quoz fills with art for a week. This year's theme is Smouldering, the slow burn that stays alive after something has erupted. At its centre is History Otherwise at Concrete, a show of women modernists from the Arab world, drawn from the Barjeel Art Foundation collection.
The week unfolds in three beats: the Concrete opening and a talks afternoon on Sunday 15, nine galleries opening new shows on Monday 16, and a closing weekend of film screenings, slow art walks and children's gallery tours on 21 and 22. Entry to the Avenue costs nothing, and the galleries are walk-in during their own opening hours.
Alserkal does not yet publish times for the talks, screenings or walks. This page will be updated when they appear.
Hours and prices change. Check with the venue before you go.
Sun 15 Nov, Majlis Talks that afternoon
History Otherwise, at Concrete
Works by Baya, Samia Halaby, Inji Efflatoun, Etel Adnan and others, chosen by the curators Suheyla Takesh and Rémi Homs, trace how Arab women modernists responded to social and political change. On the afternoon of the opening, Moataz Nasr hosts the Majlis Talks, Sharing the Sensitive, at The Yard.
The facts
- Where
- Concrete, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
- When
- Sun 15 to Sun 22 Nov. Majlis Talks on the afternoon of Sun 15 Nov, time not published
- Price
- No charge
- How to book
- Walk in during gallery hours. No ticket
- Who it's for
- Anyone who wants one serious show to anchor the visit
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Mon 16 Nov, across the Avenue
Nine galleries open new shows
The week's new shows open together: Faris Alshafar at Aisha Alabbar (Warehouse 19), Malik Thomas Jalil Kydd at CARBON 12 (Warehouse 37), three shows at Leila Heller (Warehouse 87), Fabienne Verdier at Waddington Custot (Warehouse 84), Rossella Biscotti at Green Art Gallery (Warehouse 28), a group show at Ayyam, Yaw Owusu at Efie (Warehouse 61), Reynier Llanes at Firetti (Warehouse 29) and a two-person show at Taymour Grahne Projects (Warehouse 31A). Zawyeh's Jerusalem, Take II opens two days earlier, on Sat 14 Nov.
The facts
- Where
- Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
- When
- Opens Mon 16 Nov. Shows run on to January. Hours are each gallery's own, and some close on Sundays
- Price
- No charge
- How to book
- Walk in during gallery hours
- Who it's for
- Anyone who plans one gallery day instead of six
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Sat 21 and Sun 22 Nov
The closing weekend
Cinema Akil screens films, slow art walks and gallery tours for children run through the weekend, Rashed Qurwash opens his studio at Alserkal Arts Foundation on Saturday, and Taus Makhacheva performs And What Did You Say? at The Yard on Sunday. The Butterfly's Burden, Nada Elkalaawy's solo show at Warehouse 21, closes on the Sunday.
The facts
- Where
- Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz. The Yard and Alserkal Arts Foundation, Warehouse 51
- When
- Sat 21 and Sun 22 Nov. Times not yet published
- Price
- Entry at no charge. Cinema Akil screenings are ticketed per film
- How to book
- Walk in. Book Cinema Akil films separately
- Who it's for
- Families, film people and anyone with only the weekend free
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Saturdays 7, 14, 21 and 28 Nov
Little Alserkal Explorers
Guided creative trails across the Avenue for children aged 5 to 11, led by the art educator EY Lucy Jung from The Yard. The first is tomorrow.
The facts
- Where
- The Yard, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
- When
- Sat 7, 14, 21 and 28 Nov. Times not published
- Price
- Not published
- How to book
- Details on alserkal.online
- Who it's for
- Children aged 5 to 11, and the adult who brings them
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Also on
Sliman Mansour's Promises and Scars, five decades of work by the Palestinian artist, runs from 15 to 22 November, presented by George Al Ama and Fann À Porter. On The Yard's screens, the Chanel Culture Fund shows Fracture: The Window from 9 to 29 November. The shortlist for the Art Circle Award is at Warehouse 50B from 11 to 22 November.
Getting there
Entrances are on 17th Street, 6A Street and First Al Khail Street. Park in the RTA bays around the Avenue and pay with code 364C. Without a car, bus 110 runs from Onpassive Metro every 12 minutes.
How we checked
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Photos
- History Otherwise, at Concrete: @alserkalavenue
- Nine galleries open new shows: @carbon12gallery
- The closing weekend: @lawrieshabibi
- Little Alserkal Explorers: Seeing Things, courtesy Alserkal Avenue
