100% FREEA Shimmering Heritage — meet Al Talli artisans in Al Ain
Meet the artisans behind Al Talli, the Emirati textile tradition that braids coloured yarn with metallic threads. On Monday mornings at Al Qattara Arts Centre, visitors can talk to the makers and see their work as part of Abu Dhabi Culture’s November heritage programme.
Emirati handicrafts photograph by Kaiser Firdhous, 2019. This representative image shows a traditional craft practitioner at another occasion, not the November Al Ain programme.
Al Ain, Abu Dhabi · Al Qattara Arts Centre, Al Qattara, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi
Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.
When to go
Al Qattara Arts Centre on Mondays in November, 09:00–12:00. Remaining Monday visits: 16, 23 and 30 November. The same programme visits Al Jahili Fort on Tuesdays and Qasr Al Muwaiji on Wednesdays, also 09:00–12:00.
Who can go
Free public artisan programme · no advance registration
What’s free & what to know
- Free entry to this programme, open to visitors without advance registration. Children may attend with an adult; the organiser gives no numerical age limit.
- The map and planner dates are for Al Qattara Arts Centre on Mondays. For a Tuesday visit go to Al Jahili Fort, and for a Wednesday visit go to Qasr Al Muwaiji. Check the relevant site’s visitor arrangements before travel.
- The advertised experience includes meeting artisans and seeing traditional Al Talli embroidery. A personal lesson, a take-home item and refreshments are not promised.
Sources & photo credit
Last successfully checked 10 Nov 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.
10 November 2026: The current Abu Dhabi Culture page explicitly states free entry, 1–30 November 2026, 09:00–12:00. Al Qattara runs Mondays, Al Jahili Fort Tuesdays and Qasr Al Muwaiji Wednesdays. Access is open to all without prior registration. Remove the past 9 November date from visitor-facing remaining Mondays. Count the recurring programme once and preserve the exact venue/day mapping.
Abu Dhabi Culture — November Heritage in the Making programmeExperience Abu Dhabi — Al Qattara Arts Centre and venue pin
Abu Dhabi Register of Artisans — the Al Talli technique
Photo: Kaiser Firdhous / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed to WebP, retaining the full composition. Image derivatives use the same licence as the original.