Explore all free things
Courtyard architecture and garden at Jameel Arts Centre100% FREE
Art & culture

Artist’s Room: Walid Siti — Jameel Arts Centre

Explore mountain-like sculptures, architectural models, drawings and sketchbooks spanning forty years of Walid Siti’s work. A new large sculpture connects the mountains of Kurdistan with memory and exile.

Photograph of the venue; not a photograph of the current exhibition.

Al Jaddaf, Dubai · Jameel Arts Centre, Jaddaf Waterfront, Dubai

When to go

19 September 2026–31 January 2027. Planned visits: Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat 10:00–18:00; Fri 12:00–20:00. Closed Tuesdays. These are the hours shared by the venue’s two published schedules; confirm later visits with the organiser.

Who can go

All ages admitted; exhibition content varies

The centre welcomes children and states that admission is free for all.

Check age guidance

What’s free & what to know

  • Free exhibition viewing; check in at the Welcome Desk.
  • Separate paid activities, food and purchases are excluded.
  • The venue’s visitor pages disagree on ordinary closing time (18:00 or 20:00). Day plans use the hours both pages share.
Sources & photo credit

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

10 November 2026: Exact current original event header twice gives Walid Siti19Sep2026–31Jan2027, forty-year retrospective with new sculptural commissions and mountain works. Both visitor pages explicitly free; retain shared conservative hours10–18 exceptFri12–20 andTueclosed, because the two original schedules differ after18:00.

Jameel Arts Centre

Free admission and current visitor hours

Current official admission, hours and address

Photo: Mohamed Somji / Jameel Arts Centre · Resized and compressed; cropped to fit the display.