• Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at Chiharu Shiota's Artist's Room. Dubai Media Office / Wam
    Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at Chiharu Shiota's Artist's Room. Dubai Media Office / Wam
  • Sheikh Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, inaugurated Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai’s first contemporary arts museum. Dubai Media Office / Wam
    Sheikh Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, inaugurated Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai’s first contemporary arts museum. Dubai Media Office / Wam
  • Dubai Media Office / Wam
    Dubai Media Office / Wam
  • Dubai Media Office / Wam
    Dubai Media Office / Wam
  • Sheikh Maktoum was accompanied by Mohammad Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and The Future, Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, Zaki Nusseibeh, Minister of State, Chairman of Mohammed Bin Rashid Library Foundation Mohammed Ahmed Al Murr, Emirati writer Abdulghafar Hussein and a number of senior cultural officials. Dubai Media Office / Wam
    Sheikh Maktoum was accompanied by Mohammad Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and The Future, Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, Zaki Nusseibeh, Minister of State, Chairman of Mohammed Bin Rashid Library Foundation Mohammed Ahmed Al Murr, Emirati writer Abdulghafar Hussein and a number of senior cultural officials. Dubai Media Office / Wam
  • A pile of flip-flops. Dubai Media Office / Wam
    A pile of flip-flops. Dubai Media Office / Wam
  • Textile works at Lebanese artist Mounira Al Sohl's Artist's Room. Dubai Media Office / Wam
    Textile works at Lebanese artist Mounira Al Sohl's Artist's Room. Dubai Media Office / Wam
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    Dubai Media Office / Wam
  • Dubai Media Office / Wam
    Dubai Media Office / Wam
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    . Dubai Media Office / Wam
  • The botanical light garden at Jameel Arts Centre. Dubai Media Office / Wam
    The botanical light garden at Jameel Arts Centre. Dubai Media Office / Wam
  • Outside the Jameel Arts Centre. Dubai Media Office / Wam
    Outside the Jameel Arts Centre. Dubai Media Office / Wam
  • The 10,000-square-metre, three-storey Jameel Arts Centre, designed by London-based Serie Architects. Dubai Media Office / Wam
    The 10,000-square-metre, three-storey Jameel Arts Centre, designed by London-based Serie Architects. Dubai Media Office / Wam
  • The Centre is located at Jaddaf Waterfront, one of Dubai Holding’s mixed-use destinations, located along the banks of the Dubai Creek. Dubai Media Office / Wam
    The Centre is located at Jaddaf Waterfront, one of Dubai Holding’s mixed-use destinations, located along the banks of the Dubai Creek. Dubai Media Office / Wam

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Jameel Arts Centre: Dubai's contemporary arts museum - in pictures

Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, was among those given a tour of the exhibition spaces and centre of Jameel Arts Centre

The National

November 09, 2018

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VIPs have been treated to a sneak preview of Dubai's first contemporary art institution ahead of its launch on Sunday.

Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, was among those given a tour of the exhibition spaces and centre of Jameel Arts Centre on Thursday evening.

The centre, which sits on the banks of the Creek in the new Jaddaf area, will open to the public on Sunday.

The exhibition area sprawls over 10,000 square metres - bigger than a football pitch.

The arts centre is the first major project in Dubai by Art Jameel, a Saudi art and culture organisation founded in 2004 by the Jameel family, who made their fortune in car dealerships in the Kingdom.

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