Top Spots Dubai highlights the most anticipated exhibition openings and cultural events happening throughout the city in May 2025. From cutting-edge contemporary art to immersive installations, the calendar offers something for every creative mind. This month’s selection reflects the vibrant spirit and artistic innovation shaping Dubai’s dynamic cultural scene.
Rarares Art Gallery
“Elysian Awakening of Powerful Spring” by
29th April until 31st of August 2025
Location: DAMAC Park Towers, DIFC
Perrotin Dubai
“Group Exhibition” by Jean-Marie Appriou, Iván Argote, Daniel Arsham, Sophie Calle, Julian Charrière, Johan Creten, Mathilde Denize, Hans Hartung, Gregor Hildebrandt, JR, Takashi Murakami and Jean-Michel Othoniel
16th April until 1st September 2025
Location: Podium Level Gate Village, DIFC
The Workshop Dubai
“Ever in Reform” by Mayar Obeido
19th April until 24th May 2025
Location: Villa 45, Jumeirah 2
Carbon 12 Gallery
“Air Electric” by Michael Sailstorfer
15th April until 23rd May 2025
“They Invaded at Night” by Malik Thomas Jalil Kyod
31st May until 23rd August
Location: Unit 37, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Firetti Contemporary
“Reverie” by Renier Llanes
13th April until 13th June 2025
Location: Unit 29, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Green Art Gallery
“Swells” by Maryam Hoseini
15th April until 24th May 2025
“Instrument of Viewing an Obscurity”
31st May until 30th August 2025
Location: Unit 28, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Grey Noise
“On White” by Majd Addel Hammid
15th April until 4th June 2025
Location: Unit 24, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Ishara Art Foundation
“Lines of Flight” by Shilpa Gupta
18th January until 31st May 2025
Location: Unit 3, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Jameel Arts Centre
“Trần Lương: Tầm Tã – Soaked in the Long Rain” by Trần Lương
18th December until 18th May 2025
Location: Jaddaf Waterfront
Leila Heller Gallery
“I Paint Your Grace, I Paint Your Pain, I Paint Love” by Reza Derakshani
17th March until 15th September 2025
“Upside Down” by Morteza Khazaie
15th April until 15th September 2025
“Bubble Land” by Naeemeh Kazemi
15th April until 15th September 2025
Location: Unit 87, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
NIKA Project Space
“A Shroud is a Cloth” by Adrian Pepe
29th January until 17th May 2025
Location: Al Khayat Avenue, Al Quoz
Opera Gallery
“Fresh Perspective” by Xevi Solà, Thomas Dillon, Adrián Navarro, Gustavo Nazareno, Miguel Sainz Ojeda, and Alex Sutcliffe
7th May until 31st May 2025
Location: Gate Village, DIFC
Tabari Artspace Gallery
“Not There, Yet Felt” by Hazem Harb
12th April until 27th May 2025
Location: Gate Village, DIFC
The Third Line
“Unraveling” by Huda Lutfi
15th April until 27th May 2025
Location: Unit 78, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Volery Gallery
“Flower Shop Group Exhibition” by Maria Andrievskaya, Almendra Bertoni, Katie Hector, Jen Hitchings and John Denniston II
18th April until 17th May 2025
“Eidolon” by Laura Garcia Karras
18th April until 17th May 2025
Location: Maze Tower, DIFC
