100% FREEArtist’s Room: Shezad Dawood — New Dream Machine Project — Jameel Arts Centre
Encounter a three-metre rotating light sculpture, smaller handmade prototypes and archive material tracing an experimental artwork between Morocco and Britain. An accompanying looped film programme runs until 1 November.
Representative photograph of Lumens, a 2016 light installation; not Shezad Dawood’s artwork.
Al Jaddaf, Dubai · Jameel Arts Centre, Jaddaf Waterfront, Dubai
When to go
20 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 guidanceWhat’s free & what to know
- Free exhibition viewing; check in at the Welcome Desk.
- Separate paid activities, food and purchases are excluded.
- The installation uses rotating, flickering light.
- 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 27 Oct 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.
Artist’s Room: Shezad Dawood, 20 September 2026–31 January 2027. Preserve flickering-light caution; related film page has 19 September–1 November dates and is not a separate new acquisition. Original exhibition detail substantively inspected. Official visit and visitor-information pages explicitly state free/open access, Welcome Desk check-in. Their indoor daily closing hours conflict (18:00 vs20:00); preserve disclosed overlap: Sun/Mon/Wed/Thu/Sat10:00–18:00, Fri12:00–20:00, Tuesdays closed. No cancellation or additional closure found; no unsupported age/booking restrictions added.
Jameel Arts CentreFree admission and current visitor hours
Accompanying looped films through 1 November; not a separate listing
Current official admission, hours and address
Photo: Silodam · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and converted to WebP. Adapted images retain the source licence.