DXB City Expert July/August 2019

Dubai Frame
used to sign the unification agreement.
Open daily from 8am-10pm. Dhs25 for
adults, Dhs10 for students and free for
children under five.
At Dubai Frame (dubaiframe.ae) in
Zabeel Park, you’ll be guided through
a multimedia exhibition charting the
city’s rapid transformation from fishing
village to modern metropolis, before
scaling the 150-metre-high observation
deck, and then exiting via a swirl tunnel
depicting the future of the city. Open
daily from 9am-9pm. Dhs50 for adults
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and Dhs20 for children (aged 3-12).
Under threes go free.
WORKS OF ART
Dubai has a thriving art scene that
runs the full gamut of styles and
influences. Hip art hub Alserkal Avenue
(+971 50 556 9797, alserkalavenue.
ae) in Al Quoz, comprises more than
60 art, design and creative spaces,
including galleries The Third Line
(+971 4 341 1367, thethirdline.com)
and Custot Gallery Dubai (+971 4
346 8148, custotgallerydubai.ae).
Over, in Dubai International Financial
Centre (DIFC), there are several art
galleries, each attuned to its swanky
surrounds, including an outpost of
the internationally renowned Opera
Gallery (+971 4 323 0909, operagallery.
com), home to some magnificent
contemporary art pieces, and The
Empty Quarter (+971 4 323 1210,
theemptyquarter.com), the city’s only
space that's devoted exclusively to fine
art photography.