UAE art guide: 21 exhibitions to see, from Art Here 2026 at Louvre Abu Dhabi to Shaikha Al Mazrou

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Galleries and museums across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah are presenting a diverse programme of exhibitions as the UAE's autumn art season gathers pace.Highlights include Two…

Galleries and museums across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah are presenting a diverse programme of exhibitions as the UAE's autumn art season gathers pace.

Highlights include Two Horizons at Abu Dhabi's Cultural Foundation, where Emirati artist Shaikha Al Mazrou explores the relationship between industrial materials and the natural world; Art Here 2026 at Louvre Abu Dhabi, bringing together six artists whose works examine migration and cultural exchange across the Indian Ocean; and History Otherwise: Women Modernists from the Arab World at Concrete in Dubai, which revisits the contributions of women artists to modern Arab art.

Elsewhere, exhibitions explore childhood memories, cultural identity, environmental change and the relationship between people and their surroundings, with works spanning painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics and interactive installations.

Egyptian modernist Mahmoud Moussa (1913–2003) is the subject of his first solo exhibition in the UAE, bringing together more than 10 sculptures at Region Concept Space in Abu Dhabi's MiZa district. Presented by Maha Al Mansoori Art Gallery in collaboration with Motion Gallery in Cairo, the exhibition Sculpture, Form & Memory explores the artist's distinctive approach to material, form and cultural heritage.

Born in Alexandria, Moussa belonged to the second generation of pioneers of modern Egyptian sculpture. Drawing inspiration from ancient artistic traditions and everyday life, he developed a sculptural language that emphasised simplified forms, expressive contours and the physical qualities of materials including granite, marble, basalt and terracotta.

Curated by Emirati collector Maha Al Mansoori, the exhibition considers how sculpture can preserve personal and collective memory through its materials and forms. It also highlights Moussa's influence on subsequent generations of Egyptian artists, particularly through his teaching at Alexandria's Faculty of Fine Arts, where he joined the sculpture department…

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