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Oct
The Department Of Culture And Tourism – Abu Dhabi Culture’s October Events Round Up – Workshops, Museums, Visual Arts, Performing Arts
SPICES AND WONDERS: SAILING THE INDIAN OCEAN (14 OCTOBER – 14 FEBRUARY 2027)
Spices and Wonders: Sailing the Indian Ocean follows 1,000 years of maritime history and culture, charting the routes that connected the civilisations of Africa, Asia, and beyond.
Time: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM (Weekdays) & 10:00 AM – 8:30 PM (Weekends)
Location: Louvre Abu Dhabi
Entry: Prices Vary
For more details, please visit: https://www.louvreabudhabi.ae/en/exhibitions/spices-and-wonders-exhibition
GROUP EXPRESS TOURS AT LOUVRE ABU DHABI (ONGOING)
Guided tours at Louvre Abu Dhabi are available across a wide range of themes, including 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
CAREERS IN IRAQI MODERN ART AND BEYOND: ARTIST HANAA MALALLAH WITH DR. NADA SHABOUT (OCTOBER 10)
Dr. Nada Shabout, curator of All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, will be joined by artist Hanaa Malallah for a conversation on women artists within and beyond the Baghdad Modern Art Group..
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Location: NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery
For more details, please visit: https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/events/2026/october/careers-in-iraqi-modern-art-and-beyond–artist-hanaa-malallah-wi.html
NEW PUBLICATIONS IN ART AND ART HISTORY (13 OCTOBER 2026)
This book launch celebrates the publication of three new books by faculty from the Art and Art History Program at NYUAD: Sandra Peters’ Chromed Columns Abu Dhabi City, Andreas Valentin’s Inventing with Hélio Oiticica: The Story of a Friendship, and Shamoon Zamir’s Photography and Citizenship: The Art and Politics of The Family of Man.
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery
For more details, please visit: https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/events/2026/october/new-publications-in-art-and-art-history.html
MONOCHROMA 2 – BLACK & WHITE (UNTIL 18 OCTOBER 2026)
The second edition of the MONOCHROMA project, presented for the first time in Abu Dhabi as a contemporary ceramic art exhibition. It brings together emerging and established artists from diverse backgrounds, united by a shared monochromatic approach.
Time: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Location:Manarat Al Saadiyat
For more details, please visit: https://manaratalsaadiyat.ae/en/seeanddo/weeklyschedule/
Performing Arts:
TENORS OF THE XXI CENTURY: WORLD HITS ABOUT LOVE (24 OCTOBER 2026)
“Tenors of the XXI Century: World Hits About Love” offers an evening of beloved opera arias, passionate tangos and international classics including “My Way” and “Can’t Help Falling in Love”.
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Cultural Foundation
Entry: Starting from AED 200
For more details, please visit: https://culturalfoundation.ae/en/event/tenors-of-the-xxi-century
