The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery

The NYUAD Art Gallery is the Gulf’s first and only university gallery with a programme of scholarly and experimental museum exhibitions. The curatorial programme explores new territories and ideas through presenting exhibitions by internationally established artists, curators, and scholars at its main space.

A second venue, the Project Space, located in The Arts Center, is a vital part of the Gallery’s identity, serving as an exhibition laboratory for the university community, and for emerging artists and curators. Located within the NYU Aby Dhabi, The Art Gallery’s engaged not only with groundbreaking exhibitions, but also public programmes and guided tours, and produces scholarly publications, which are a core part of its curatorial frame and reflect its academic mission.

In addition, the NYUAD Art Gallery department oversees the Campus art collection, and a number of special projects, such as the annual Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF), under the Patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan Al Nahyan.

The Gallery’s central museum space, auxiliary Project Space, and annual Christo Award are core catalysts for NYUAD as a locus of intellectual and creative activity, linking the university with the Abu Dhabi public and a worldwide community of artists, curators, and scholars. Supporting the progress made by other arts institutions within the UAE, the NYUAD Art Gallery and the projects its team oversee serve as a testing ground for new and innovative curatorial approaches that nourish the dialogue around exhibition practice in the Gulf.