We are pleased to present a detailed guide to the most relevant art exhibitions in the UAE for May 2025. Don’t miss the chance to explore both temporary and permanent displays at the country’s leading galleries and cultural institutions.
Abu Dhabi Exhibitions ending in early may
Abdullah Al Saadi: Sites of Memory, Sites of Amnesia
- Dates: Until 4 May
- Location: 421 Arts Campus
Alla Abdunabi: Are Your Memories of Me Enough for You?
- Dates: Until 4 May
- Location: 421 Arts Campus
Other Exhibitions in Abu Dhabi
Layered Medium: We Are in Open Circuits
- Dates: 16 May - 30 June 2025
- Location: Manarat Al Saadiyat
Kings and Queens of Africa
- Dates: 29 Jan - 8 Jun 2025
- Location: Louvre Abu Dhabi
Maitha Abdalla: Between Metamorphosis and Reality
- Dates: 27 Feb - 30 Aug 2025
- Location: Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation
"A Room of One's Own" (inspired by V.Woolf)
- Dates: 8 May - 1 Jun 2025
- Location: NYUAD Art Gallery
Ana Escobar Saavedra: It Starts Where It Ends
- Dates: 18 May - 7 Sep
- Location: 421 Arts Campus
Unstable Grounds (NYUAD MFA Graduates)
- Dates: 18 May - 7 Sep
- Location: 421 Arts Campus
Art Exhibitions in Dubai ending in may 2025
Aileen Bordman: "Monet's Garden"
- Dates: 5 Mar - 3 May
- Location: Leila Heller Gallery
"Mythological Love" & "MATAB"
- Dates: Until 22 May
- Location: XVA Gallery
"I Am Soil, My Tears Are the Water"
- Dates: Until 25 May
- Location: Efie Gallery
Shilpa Gupta: Lines of Flight
- Dates: Until 31 May
- Location: Ishara Art Foundation
Other Exhibitions in Dubai
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Morteza Khazaie: Upside Down
- Dates: 15 Apr - 15 Sep
- Location: Leila Heller Gallery
2
Naeemeh Kazemi: Bubble Land
- Dates: 15 Apr - 15 Sep
- Location: Leila Heller Gallery
3
Reza Derakshani
- Dates: 17 Mar - 15 Sep
- Location: Leila Heller Gallery
4
Reynier Llanes: Reverie
- Dates: 13 Apr - 13 Jun
- Location: Firetti Contemporary
5
Sama Alshaibi: (Tterss) طرس
- Dates: 15 Apr - 30 May
- Location: Ayyam Gallery
6
Huda Lutfi: Unraveling
- Dates: 15 Apr - 27 May
- Location: The Third Line
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Total 'Takeover': Spoon Spade Shovel
- Dates: 10 May - 2 Jun
- Location: Jameel Arts Centre
Exhibitions in the DIFC District
Ending in Early May 2025
Calder & Hiquily: Balancing Act
- Dates: 16 Apr - 4 May
- Location: Opera Gallery
Form and Rhythm by Lawrie Shabibi at Sotheby’s Dubai
- Dates: 12 Mar - 7 May
- Location: DIFC Gate Village
Other Exhibitions in the DIFC:
Shifting Gazes: Women Through Middle Eastern Eyes
- Dates: 15 Apr - 15 Oct
- Location: The Farjam Foundation
"Fresh Perspectives"
- Dates: 7-31 May
- Location: Opera Gallery
ELYSIAN AWAKENING OF POWERFUL SPRING
- Dates: 29 Apr - 31 Aug
- Location: RARARES Gallery
SculpturingFuture
- Dates: 13 Nov 2024 - 30 Oct 2025
- Location: DIFC Sculpture Park
Hazem Harb. Not There, Yet Felt
- Dates: 12 Apr - 27 May
- Location: Tabari Artspace
"Dreams of Spring"
- Dates: 24 Apr - 24 May
- Location: Al Habtoor Palace
Art Exhibitions in Sharjah
16th Sharjah Biennial
A major international event in the world of contemporary art, taking place across multiple venues in the city.
- Dates: Until 15 Jun 2025
- Location: Multiple venues
"The Eternal Letters"
- Dates: Until 25 May
- Location: Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization
ART EVENTS in the UAE: May 2025