Clay Vocabulary — young Emirati pottery and local ceramics

Discover ceramics from young Emirati makers alongside local craft practice. The Al Jalila Cultural Centre for Children exhibition brings together creative work across generations and offers a close look at different approaches to clay.

Representative clay artworks from a Swiss workshop, photographed by Jutta Eberhard; not the exhibited Emirati works or the Dubai venue.

Dubai Design District, Dubai · Dubai Design Week, Dubai Design District (d3), Dubai

Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.

When to go

3–8 November 2026, 10:00–22:00 daily (UAE time).

Who can go

All ages — festival admission

Official current festival visitor policy explicitly welcomes all ages; no separate age limit is published for this public exhibition or installation. Children need appropriate supervision.

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What’s free & what to know

Free public installation or exhibition within Dubai Design Week. No purchase is required for the advertised visit.
The festival welcomes all ages; supervise children and follow on-site guidance.
The map pin is the organiser-linked d3 district location, not a verified individual installation entrance. Follow festival signage on arrival.
Parking, transport, food, shopping, paid workshops and separately ticketed Downtown Design are excluded.
Free exhibition visit only. Accompanying workshops, talks and demonstrations are not included unless their separate availability and free terms are confirmed.

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Sources & photo credit

Last successfully checked 29 Oct 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.

29 October 2026: inspected the individual original 2026 programme description, daily event dates and hours. Current official Visit page explicitly confirms free festival attendance for all ages; its current timing image was visually inspected and confirms the d3 free programme runs 10:00–22:00 on 3–8 November. No item-specific ticket or compulsory purchase is advertised for this public installation/exhibition. The ticketed Downtown Design fair is excluded. Organiser-linked district coordinates are marked approximate.

Dubai Design Week — original 2026 programme

Official free admission and visitor information

Current official public opening timetable

Photo: Jutta Eberhard / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed to WebP; proportions preserved. Derivatives retain CC BY-SA 4.0.