100% FREEAnatomy of Gatherings — discover the hidden theatre of everyday life
Why does a crowd become a gathering? Artist and architect Nanelle Jayawardene explores how space, rituals and shared attention shape the way we come together. This visual lecture connects theatre, film, hospitality and everyday public life, offering a different way to see everything from dinner tables to festivals.
Representative lecture theatre at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; not 421 Arts Campus or this event.
Al Mina, Abu Dhabi · 421 Arts Campus, Zayed Port, Al Mina, Abu Dhabi
When to go
5 November 2026, 6:00–8:00 pm.
Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.
Who can go
Free visual lecture · booking required
What’s free & what to know
- Book a free place through 421; current booking choices offer one or two tickets.
- English-language visual lecture; no previous experience required.
- The organiser says open to all without giving numerical age guidance. This is an ideas-led lecture, not advertised as a children’s activity.
Sources & photo credit
Last successfully checked 29 Oct 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.
29 October 2026: Current original page and free ticket controls:5November18–20,English,no prior experience,open to all(no numeric child ages). Visual public lecture,not a meal. Places subject to booking confirmation.
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Photo: 14GTR / Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0 · Resized and compressed to WebP; original photograph proportions preserved.