Majlis Gallery is Dubai’s oldest art space and will be celebrating its 25th anniversary this month. Here’s a look back at the gallery over the years.
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Alison Collins, owner and founder of Majlis Gallery at the Majlis Gallery in Bastakiya in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National -
Art work on display at the Majlis Gallery in Bastakiya in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National -
The gallery went back to being a labour camp for four months during the 1980s. Courtesy Majlis Gallery -
Julian Barrow at the gallery’s first exhibition in 1979. He was the first artist to be exhibited at the Majlis Gallery. Courtesy Majlis Gallery -
Abdul Latif Al Smoudi at his exhibition in the gallery in 1994. Courtesy Majlis Gallery -
The Gallery about 1979. Courtesy Majlis Gallery -
A vernissage (or an exhibition preview event) in the early 1990s. Courtesy Majlis Gallery -
Art work on display at the Majlis Gallery in Bastakiya in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National -
Art work on display at the Majlis Gallery in Bastakiya in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National -
A look at the newest exhibition called Lemon tea by Louis Jansen Van Vuuren. Courtesy Majlis Gallery -
Allison Collins, holding papers, working with artists on the gallery’s 10th anniversary in 1989. Courtesy Majlis Gallery
Dubai’s Majlis Gallery celebrates its 25th anniversary – in pictures
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