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Pedestrian lane at Alserkal Avenue; the Common Room is in Warehouse 51.100% FREE
Art & culture

A desk for your next creative idea

Read, write and research at the Alserkal Arts Foundation Common Room, with shared resources for cultural practitioners and researchers.

Alserkal Avenue location photo; not the Common Room interior.

Al Quoz, Dubai · Common Room, Warehouse 51, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz 1

Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.

When to go

Saturday 10am–6pm; confirm Monday–Thursday hours with the Foundation.

Who can go

Free registration

What’s free & what to know

  • Free registration is required; intended for cultural practitioners and academic researchers.
  • Desk space is subject to availability. Ask reception about research resources.
  • Closed Fridays and Sundays. The published Monday–Thursday start time contains a typo, so confirm weekday hours before visiting.
  • Academic research students can enquire about registration; general student status alone does not establish eligibility.

Student offer

The Foundation explicitly offers free registration for academic researchers and cultural practitioners using the research and group-study space.

  • For academic researchers and cultural practitioners, including eligible research students; register first.
  • This is not an unrestricted public study café. Confirm eligibility and weekday opening hours with the Foundation.
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Sources & photo credit

Last successfully checked 10 Nov 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.

10 November 2026: Current Foundation page explicitly confirms free registration for cultural practitioners and academic researchers. Saturday10:00–18:00 remains clear; weekday start time still contains the published 10PM typo, so confirmation remains required. Retain audience restrictions; general student status alone does not qualify.

Alserkal Arts Foundation

Photo: Fuzheado / Wikimedia Commons / CC0 1.0 · CC0 1.0 · Resized and compressed; cropped to fit the display.