100% FREETOFI Playscape — step inside an artwork made for family play
Explore I Dreamt of a City Everyone Calls Home, a large interactive sculptural playground by artist duo Theories of Imagination. Its inventive forms draw on Jaddaf’s plants, buildings and boat-building heritage, turning public art into a shared place for children and adults to play and imagine together.
Jaddaf Waterfront’s creek-side public space, photographed in July 2023 by Timothy A. Gonsalves. This is an area photograph, not the TOFI Playscape artwork.
Al Jaddaf, Dubai · Jaddaf Waterfront Sculpture Park, beside Jameel Arts Centre, Jaddaf Waterfront, Dubai
Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.
When to go
On view until 31 May 2027. Current Sculpture Park opening hours are not separately published; check with Jameel Arts Centre before travelling.
Who can go
All ages — children and adults · Free public artwork · all ages
The current original commission page explicitly invites play and imagination for all ages. The joint launch announcement welcomes children and families.
Check age guidanceWhat’s free & what to know
- Free outdoor public artwork for children and adults; no paid companion or purchase is required.
- The organiser lists the commission from 25 November 2023 to 31 May 2027. This is new to Free Dubai, not a newly opened attraction.
- Current park opening hours are not separately confirmed. The arts centre building’s opening hours must not be assumed to apply to the outdoor Playscape.
- Follow the organiser’s venue map and on-site directions to the Sculpture Park; the pin is for the adjacent arts centre, not a surveyed Playscape entrance.
- Follow on-site play guidance and supervise children. Optional shopping, refreshments and transport are not included.
Sources & photo credit
Last successfully checked 10 Nov 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.
10 November 2026: Current Jameel playscape page explicitly lists the interactive sculpture playground at Jaddaf Waterfront Sculpture Park through31May2027 and describes participation for all ages. Current park/visitor pages confirm open-access context, alongside original attributed free-play announcement. Do not reuse the older press release’s hours as a current schedule or treat repeated gallery related-event dates as the playscape end.
Jameel Arts Centre — current Playscape commissionOfficial visitor policy: open-access and free for all; venue map
Official Sculpture Park location and outdoor access
Original joint launch announcement: free family Playscape (December 2023)
Photo: Timothy A. Gonsalves / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; original proportions retained. Derivatives remain under CC BY-SA 4.0.