The team curating the current Youth Takeover of the Jameel deliver a guided tour of their exhibitions and can talk about the takeover’s theme, commissioned and loaned work, and their creative process.
The Mosque of the Late Abdulkhaliq Gargash is a terrific example of architecture and design with a specific purpose – a refuge from both the din and the grim functionality of Quoz's industrial landscape. Perhaps it's no accident that it [ ... ]
Warehouse421's excellent coach trips beyond the capital continue with a visit to Dubai Design Week, or at least as much of it as you will at d3 (which to be fair is most of it). The schedule should allow around [ ... ]
The easiest (and probably the most economical way) for Abu Dhabi folk to get to Art Dubai. 421's excellent Culture Bus trip gives you four hours at the fair – depart from Madinat Jumeirah at 6pm. The price doesn't include [ ... ]
NYU Abu Dhabi's first-ever Open Campus Day offers music, food stalls, activities, performances, and a chance to see how the university works. Highlights include: Guided tours of The Art Gallery and the new exhibition the only constant, plus a Youth [ ... ]
The excellent 421 Culture Bus is back, this time with a Ramadan trip to the artists' gallery/workspace Bayt AlMamzar in Dubai. The evening will include a tour of the gallery and a community potluck iftar. Get there 10 minutes before [ ... ]
The 421 Culture Bus is taking a stargazing trip experience to the observatory on the outskirts of the city to observe the cosmos using traditional and smart telescopes. Get there 10 minutes before departure to ensure the bus leaves on [ ... ]
An evening session at 421, with guided tours of the current shows (5-5.30pm Of Mythic Proportions, led by the artist, Mahshid Rafiei: 5.45-6.30pm And The Mirrors Are Many, led by curator Mona Al-Jadir and including a performance by Reem Almenhali). [ ... ]
The excellent 421 Culture Bus is visiting Sharjah for the Maraya's current exhibitions (3-4pm) and a guided tour of Al Noor Island (4.15-5pm). There'll be plenty of time for a pre-gallery lunch at Al Qasba (not included in the bus [ ... ]
The 421 Culture Bus is taking a stargazing trip to the observatory on the outskirts of the city to observe the cosmos using traditional and smart telescopes. We're promised a unique experience using traditional and smart telescopes; included in the [ ... ]
The 2024 series of 421's Culture Bus trips from Abu Dhabi kicks off with a visit to the second day of Quoz Arts Fest. You'll get three hours on site: 2pm: Depart from 421 3.30pm: Arrive at Quoz Arts Fest [ ... ]
The excellent Culture Bus trip gives you the third and final day of Art Dubai (which is usually the quietest, so it's the best one for seeing art). You'll get three hours on site: 10.30am: Depart from 421 11.50pm: Arrive [ ... ]
The Sharjah Architecture Triennial (SAT) is hosting the final day of public programme for its second edition, The Beauty of Impermanence: An Architecture of Adaptability, which runs until 10 March. 'Material & Land Narratives' explores the regenerative potential of earthen [ ... ]
A round trip to the Sikka Art and Design Festival for Abu Dhabi residents. You'll get three hours on site: 3.30pm: Depart from 421 5.30pm: Arrive at Sikka 8.30pm: Depart 10.30pm: Arrive at 421 Get there 10 minutes before departure [ ... ]
Most exhibitions open with a bang and close with much less fanfare, so 421 is to be commended for marking the end of its current shows – Mona Ayyash: The Clock Doesn’t Care and On a Timeline: 2024 MFA Graduate [ ... ]
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