Community, Museums, Visual Arts and Performing Arts activities to look forward to in June 2026
We are reaching out on behalf of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi to share a selection of upcoming cultural programmes and community-led initiatives taking place across the emirate.
The schedule includes family-friendly workshops, artistic activations, and heritage-focused experiences designed to bring culture closer to residents and visitors.
HARAT AL HOSN (Ongoing)
A temporary exhibition at Al Ain Museum brings to life the history and social fabric of a once-thriving neighbourhood through oral histories, archival materials, and sensory experiences.
Time: 9 :00 AM to 6:00 PM
Location: Al Ain Museum
For more details, please visit: https://www.alainmuseum.ae/en/exhibitions-events
GROUP EXPRESS TOURS AT LOUVRE ABU DHABI (Ongoing)
Guided tours at Louvre Abu Dhabi are available across a wide range of themes, including our Picasso, the Figure exhibition, a brand new sensorial architecture experience, and the immersive olfactory experience, Art in Scents.
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Louvre Abu Dhabi
For more details, please visit: https://www.louvreabudhabi.ae/en/whats-on/daily-guided-tours
Visual Arts
THE UAE IS BEAUTIFUL (Until 14 July 2026)
Discover ‘The UAE is Beautiful,’ a new photography exhibition featuring lead artist Khalid Al Hammadi, the group exhibition brings together works by UAE-based photographers, inspired by the words of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan: “The UAE is beautiful; the UAE is a role model.”
Time: Saturday – Thursday: 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Friday: 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: Cultural Foundation
Entry: Free
For more details, please visit: https://culturalfoundation.ae/en/event/the-uae-is-beautiful
SHEZAD DAWOOD: SKIN OF DREAMS (Until 20 September 2026)
Shezad Dawood: Skin of Dreams is the first mid-career retrospective of artist Shezad Dawood. The exhibition invites you into the richly textured universe Dawood has been shaping for over two decades. Anchored in research, his works draw on diverse references from history, literature, architecture, music, science and technology, allowing him to make fantastical connections and leaps we might otherwise miss.
Time: Saturday – Thursday: 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Friday: 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: Cultural Foundation
Entry: Free
For more details, please visit: https://culturalfoundation.ae/en/event/shezad-dawood-skin-of-dreams
THE EVER LIVING – GROUP ART EDITION (Until 28 February 2027)
Experience life beyond the living — as a force that moves through materials, surfaces, and the spaces around us. In this exhibition, what often goes unnoticed begins to assert its presence, as time settles into things and meaning forms through transformation.
Time: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Location: Al Qattara Arts Centre
For more details, please visit: https://abudhabiculture.ae/en/events/the-ever-living
AL QATTARA MURALS – 6TH EDITION (Until 31 March 2027)
Group Chat brings together eighteen artists whose murals stand side by side within a shared flow. Meaning emerges not from a single voice, but from proximity, through echo, pause, and return. What binds these works is not resemblance, but the resonance created by their adjacency, where difference gathers into a living conversation.
Time: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Location: Al Qattara Arts Centre
For more details, please visit: https://abudhabiculture.ae/en/events/al-qattara-murals
Performing Arts
100TH ANNIVERSARY OF MAYA PLISTETSKAYA- GALA BALLET CONCERT (12 June 2026)
The evening celebrates the legacy of Maya Plisetskaya, one of the most influential ballerinas of the 20th century, whose remarkable six-decade career left a lasting impact on ballet and world culture.
Time: 8:00PM
Location: Cultural Foundation
Entry: Starting from 250 AED
For more details, please visit: https://culturalfoundation.ae/en/event/anniversary-of-maya-plisetskaya
ABDULRAHMAN ALJUNAID IN JALSAT NIGHTS AT CULTURAL FOUNDATION (26 June 2026)
Jalsa with Abdulrahman Aljunaid brings together sound, memory, and storytelling in an evening shaped by Emirati music.
Time: 8:00PM
Location: Cultural Foundation
Entry: Starting from 100 AED
For more details, please visit: https://culturalfoundation.ae/en/event/abdulrahman-aljunaidin-jalsat-nights
AL-QOMRA PHOTOGRAPHY MEET UPS (Ongoing)
Al-Qomra Photography Meet Ups is a bi-weekly program at Manarat Al Saadiyat Photography Studio designed for photographers of all levels to connect, learn, and share their passion. Featuring meet-up sessions, workshops, and photo walks, the program fosters a supportive local photography community by encouraging discussions and skill sharing among enthusiasts and professionals alike. Sessions offer a platform for growth and networking within Abu Dhabi’s photography scene.
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: Manarat Al Saadiyat
For more details, please visit: https://manaratalsaadiyat.ae/en/photographycentre/alqomraphotographymeetups/
Community
THE MAGIC OF BALLET FAIRY TALES (13 June 2026)
This production presents some of the most famous excerpts from The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty set to the magnificent music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Young viewers will be immersed in a magical story and introduced to all the beloved characters of these fairy tales in the format of classical ballet.
Time: 6:00PM
Location: Cultural Foundation
Entry: Starting from 275 AED
For more details, please visit: https://culturalfoundation.ae/en/event/the-magic-of-ballet-fairy-tales
ITALIAN FILM WEEK (26-27 June 2026)
Experience the richness of contemporary Italian cinema with Italian Film Week at Cultural Foundation, in collaboration with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Abu Dhabi.
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Cultural Foundation
Entry: Starting from 25 AED
For more details, please visit: https://culturalfoundation.ae/en/event/italian-film-week
For more details and more information on the complete guide, all events and activations, please visit this LINK.
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