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Nada Elkalaawy — The Butterfly’s Burden — Lawrie Shabibi

Paintings assemble flowers, family photographs and ghostly figures into shifting memories. Look for translucent layers and earlier images reappearing beneath new paint.

Representative gallery photo

Al Quoz, Dubai · Warehouse 21, Alserkal Avenue, 17th Street, Al Quoz 1, Dubai

Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.

When to go

23 September 2026–23 November 2026. Monday–Saturday: 10am–6pm.

What’s free & what to know

  • Free ordinary exhibition viewing; art purchases and separately priced events are excluded.
Sources & photo credit

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

10 November 2026: Original Nada Elkalaawy exhibition remains23Sep–23Nov. Current venue directory WH21 Mon–Sat10–18. Original Alserkal ordinary gallery admission policy explicitly free; art purchases and priced events excluded.

Lawrie Shabibi

Alserkal — free gallery access

Alserkal — venue hours and Warehouse 21

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Photo: Vidar Nordli-Mathisen / Unsplash · Unsplash License · Resized and compressed; cropped to fit the display.