Khaleejiness event created by swalif was really nice. I loved the idea behind it and the art was amazing. It was also very interesting to read behind the art. Manarat Al Saadiyat always never fails to bring out the creativity in you and the events hosted teach you a bit. The space there is really big and open, definitely potential for new things.

I just peeked into this place with my kids to see what this place exactly was but later on I realized its an amazing place for the lovers of art,music,cinema and kids activities. My kid always like going to this place and its a hidden gem in Abu Dhabi.

Been visiting this place since many years now, always new and different arts from local artists and artists around the globe. Never been disappointed .. always pleasure & fun experience!

Loved the hip hop exhibit, brought back a lot of childhood memories. Beautiful space, would love to attend events here sometime.

Soundbathing in Abu Dhabi at Manarat AlSaadiyat!I had the most wonderful and relaxing sound bath at the Manarat AlSaadiyat tonight. I arrived to this art center and a security guard saw I had a yoga mat with me so he led me to an indoor auditorium (is warm in the summer) where a few people were sitting on yoga mats around a large grouping of a gong, and brass and crystal bowls arranged on the center of the floor. Setting up her bowls was Sonia Gonzalez, an opera singer from Venezuela who has become a fixture in the yoga world in Abu Dhabi because of her sound healing sessions in town. As people finished arriving she explained how everything and everyone vibrates. Through a sound bath, people are exposed to vibrations from these highly resonant bowls that leads to greater relaxation. As relaxation is the antidote to stress, the vibrations from the healing bowls help the body create its own pharmaceuticals, which in turn allows for relaxation and healing to occur.Sonia ensured everyone was present and then began the by striking the bowls while guiding the group meditation. Her narration guided everyones awareness from their toes to the top of their heads, relaxing the whole body. The next thing I knew I was in a lucid dream, teetering from deep dreams to being half aware of the room ww were in. I felt so relaxed. It was as if some pressure had been released from my head and shoulder - like a leak in an inner tube fizzing out pressurized air. I later realized the tightness in my lower back had disappeared. I was feeling lighter and more relaxed.During the session, she would walk amongst the group with different tonal instruments, singing bowls, and her healing voice. Towards the end of the session, she slowly jingled some chimes and a tingsa (small hand cymbals) three times, inviting our awareness back to the room. There was a calm sense of relaxation pervading the room and amongst participants. Thank you Sonia for sharing your gifts and bringing this relaxation and healing to Abu Dhabi!

A bit disappointed. It used to be very good with a lot of exhibition. It also used to be free but now they charge for 30aed.

-no fees for entry-nice place for those who are interested in art- Gallery B shows students graduation projects- Gallery A was closed- you can just sit and chill- there is a coffee place

Good ambience inside! And lots to see.

If you are into arts, this is the place to be. manarat al saadiyat hosts regular paid exhibits and paid workshops. I just hope they will offer free exhibits and free workshops for residents and visitors especially during long holidays. but I love that they host cinema space screenings in the auditorium for free on fridays or saturdays. great movie experience!

Lovely space and atmosphere.Needs more noise and crowd control. I go to a sound healing session there every week and most of the time its veryyyyyyy difficult to concentrate and actually enjoy with all the noise coming from the team in the control room and the people that keep walking in by mistake.Could use some directional signs to avoid.

Destination of Art, music, and beauty. Once you step into that prestigeous building, you would get the sense of calmness and peace. The place is very well-designed and the structure/Interior makes you wonder how many people ever visited that location, and the wonderful experiences they all had. There are few excellent cafés and bars, very cozy place to be if you are someone who appreciate solitude. There is also lovely garden if you enjoy being outdoors. They do host official art events and world-wide recognized classic artists/musicians. Manarat Saadiyat is beautiful and worth a visit. Overall experience: Exceptional.

This is such a great space. There are always new and exciting exhibits at any time. A great mix of old and modern and the western world and the Middle East. A great place to explore and the restaurant is really good to!

Multi cultural place with many activities from exhibition gallery, cinema and play area for kids.. and their background music is amazing.

Very nice space that has multi functional galleries, and has workshops on regular basis, also has Arabic coffee cart outside. Mainly it’s free admission but depending on the exhibition you are visiting, the place also has a garden and a restaurent.

We had such great fun. We can’t wait for their call to pick up our master piece.

I want to thank the sponsors of this amazing place for creating such a beautiful place to escape from daily problems. You will forget everything about if you come here to visit their exhibitions. Even can enjoy watching the movie in a quiet romantic place. I highly recommend everyone to come to have a rest. Not crowded at all.

A perfect place for ART enthusiasts. Has a small work space and changing exhibitions along with an Art center and a restaurant. The only thing that i don’t like is that it closes at 8 pm

I love this place.. Just discovered this place and its cool. Entrance is free, free movie screening. I think its done twice a week or so. Theyve got a restaurant, art studio etc.The place is chilled. You can go read, chill or do whatever you deem fit. Kids are allowed but dont think pets are allowed because I didnt see any (although I didnt ask) you could get work done there 😉😊 its very cool🙂

This is a such a nice outing and green lush space to hang out, plus it’s free. Many things to do from free movie screenings to pottery and drumming. Head next door to Larte and enjoy the terrace with happy hour from 4 - 8pm daily. Amazing date night activity

This place is breath of fresh air that Abu Dhabi needs.If we would have few places like this in capital, we could spend every week somewhere interesting :)Place is well designed and organized, and surprisingly exhibition is thought provoking. Well done Abu Dhabi.

Nice and amazing place in Alsaadiat Island, the Honorable experience of my first visit to that was fully happiness cause of awesome building

Once I entered I was greeted with a warm welcome, the information counter was extremely helpful they did their best for us to have a good time, they explained every exhibition very clearly and were keen to give you enough time.. its really a good exhibition center the art gallery we visited was moving experience, my wife visited first time any art gallery and she was really amazed and moved by every piece and a lot of credit for this goes to amazing decor and presentation specially the lighting.. very nice place to visit in Abu Dhabi

To visit this place is a must for everyone ♥️

Very nice place for a morning walk, the place is not big, there is nice garden on both sides, small skate park and Olympics garden. Good for 1-2 hours visit and coffee in the restaurant:)

One of the best art centers i’ve ever visited they always got beautiful exhibitions

Good place especially for winter to eat outside. Good quality of Italian food with pizza al forno.

The best place

Frustration release

Superb must place to visit in Abu Dhabi who is thirsty about fine arts, photography, other cultural events and arts gallery, nice infrastructure very well maintained tourism department property with hundreds of visitors daily, the photos published in the galleries are very unique and beautiful, the paintings of Arabic leaders and culture is unforgettable. The facilities given by the gallery is first class, with wonderful multicousine taste, clean atmosphere with free parking facility. Every week they hosting events in different kind of experience. The entry is free to the gallery.

Nice atmosphere, free exceptions, free movies..Friendly staff, a lot of activities,Good cafeterias, free parking spaces

The only good piece of art as of now. But infrastructure is good, will develop for sure. All the best

Great HipHop art collection. Could have been more, but def. A great idea and concept.

Went to see a movie screening, and was very disappointed by the seating comfort(lack of). No ushers to help find a seat too

Perhaps a lesser known cultural destination in Abu Dhabi, but it is well worth visiting not only for the exhibitions, but also the programs and cafe (Be sure to follow and look on Instagram for up to date programs)

Wow it was amazing i went when there was not corona and all the kids activities where open they where very nice and the museum was really god and the restaurants it was great should try recommended :)

It is closed presently, nice place

Its a small heaven for art lovers in Auh. Located in the Sadyaat Island. Currently open as free for public. Currently displayed arts work based on the them “ Above “. They conducts art workshops from kids to Adults with reasonable tuition fee. Most of the visitors and faculty are westerners.Anyways the place made with beautyful infrastructure. Moreover its a photo fanatic place

Amazing place with amazing events. My favourite is the Sound Healing by the amazing and Magical Sonia Gonzalez, its an amazing free event every Monday at 7 pm

Prbly best place in Abu Dhabi if your soul crave for anything creative.

Wonderful places. They have alot of activities. Is really useful 👌

Best place for summer vibes ✨ its perfect 👌Add me on InstagramAdambenjenna

Abu Dhabi Culture District - peaceful and calm place. Best option for stress relief 😇

Overall, its a nice place to escape in Abu Dhabi. I just went to the Contact High exhibit, however and the security guards seemed incapable of doing anything. They could barely communicate with anyone, and children were allowed to run through the exhibit screaming like wild animals. There was no one inside the exhibit to control the poor behavior of the children. I told two staff members including a security guard, and they did nothing.

Lovely to visit. Before goung check out whats on exhibition.

This place is doing wonders to the field of arts. Its beautiful, sophisticated and has the nicest staff ever seen.Its a must visit for all.

It has been filling my void of cultural events.. Good cinema proposals for good cinema lovers.. And else..

Beautiful art gallery in the heart of the unique saadiyat island!! This is the most famous and biggest art gallery of Abu Dhabi!! Lots of exhibitions and artwork shows from worldwide artists. The gallery has also a beautiful outside area with park and cafes!😎

Great place

The space at Maranat AlSaadiyat is great for seeing art and expositions.

Love how often this place changes exhibits! They make it hard to keep up! Thank you Manarat for being one of the cultural hubs on AD

Its my second time here, and Ive noticed that the staff there are so kind.I loved the idea of the Art Studio, its suitable for kids and they will enjoy drawing, painting and playing with the clay.There are a lot of parking space

Always a lovely space to visit with wide open places and interesting galleries. My most recent visit was for a Cinema Space movie. The evening was wonderful and we visited Larte cafe after for a light dinner.

One of the best venues in Abu Dhabi

Nice space for art exhibits. Small theater in the round. Charming cafe in the garden. Tons of potential. A bit quiet in early 2021 with covid. Ill certainly be returning to enjoy the atmosphere.

Interesting Modern Art Gallery, great staff very knowledgeable and helpful

I dont go there much (once a year) but every time i visit i have always found it to be a nice location and great activities.

Loved the exhibition but it closed at 20h, needed more time to read about the artists concepts.

My girl school takes the kids here was wonderful day painting

A great place to many activities and they already have a calender for events

Nice place to visit

Helpful staff, guides available. Currently has 2 galleries on display.

Very interesting place to visit and FREE entry

Picnic basket lunch was nice but was expecting better. Lovely location. Friendly staff.

Its always good experience visiting Manarat Al Saadiyat, each time is different, love to visit

Lovely place . Not much crowded

I liked it... A lot of creative

This is a museum designed by the British architect Sir Norman Foster on the island of Saadyiat and the collections and pieces of Art will be present soon I Le Louvre Abu Dhabi and Guggenheim museums . Awesome pieces by de Villeglé, Nicky de st Phalke, Tinguely ( husband of Nicky , face to face for eternity !!!).... or a huge installation by controversed annish Kapoor ....

A place to enjoy all kind of arts

Very relaxing atmosphere with tiny but interesting art gallery. Today three different exhibitions whereas the most exciting to see is the local painter Abdul Qader Al Rais.Excellent Italian food worth a visit.

Fantastic place

Quite impressive handled by very welcoming and professional staff. Not only a nice art gallery but also amazing workshops happening there regularly.

If you want to visit this place for art galleries, please do check if there is any! Nice place to walk around though. There is a free bus A19 nearby to the Louvre musuem (frequency about once every hour check transport app DARB for more info). I missed mine and tried taking a taxi which costs about 20 plus aed from Manarat Saadiyat.

I just attended a lovely concert by Hamad Altaee at Manarat Al Saadiyat.

Nice cinema space. Hoping to see more activities organised there. Wish there would be a public transport to get there so it could be accessible to more people.

Multi cultural place with many activities from exhibition gallery cinema and a nice bar restaurant.. nice place to combine some art with a nice coffee meal or drink..

Abu Dhabi hidden gem

Art and culture for every age group. Its magnificent

Unfortunately there was no exhibition today but we enjoyed a brief visit to the impressive art school. We ate outside and had good meal chosen from a varied menu

Good place on abu Dhabi

Went in with high expectations, ended up being a very disappointing experience. Place is certainly missing out on its potential. I hope someone acknowledges this concern and immediately addresses the issue.

Calm and peaceful place, informative events

Lovely place for Art community

Recommend to visit it as its quietly and relaxed place 🥰👌

The #findsalt mango festival is quite fun. Not a big place tho but its nice to try.

Great place for arts. Wish they do more shows for movies

Hidden treasurer in the cultural discrict of AD.

Always worth the visit, great art exhibitions.

A delight to all your senses. Larte italian restaurant on territory.Home to various exhibitions and ArtAbudhabi fair. All that on a fantastic island ,called Saadiyat.

A good place for arts and recreation

Beautiful beach.. fresh wind.. nice place

Best place for art escape!

I enjoyed the tour. A nice creative space

I went to the sound healing class and it was an amazing experience.

Go and check awesome virtual observatory and then visit nice restaurant.

Always something new to see and good experience in culture and art

3 exhibition spaces, photography studio, art studio, auditorium, theatre, outdoor spaces, Larte Restaurant and Special Olympic Garden

Beautiful and quiet.....picturesque and peaceful....

What an awesome place!🥰

Nice to see.

Manarat Al Saadiyat is a purpose-built 15,400 sqm visitor centre, designed to bring the vision of the island alive. Located on Saadiyat, this exciting artistic venue will house international exhibitions from around the world, and will encompass three major galleries, a central events gallery, sales centre, 250-seat theatre, and restaurant.The first phase of the building that included Arts Abu Dhabi Gallery opened to the public in November 2009.The main galleries of Manarat Al Saadiyat include Abu Dhabi Arts Gallery – a permanent space for a series of exhibitions and educational programmes organised by TDIC, The Saadiyat Story – Now Open, the contemporary art gallery, the Universal Gallery and the Central Events Gallery.