This Month at Kutubna

May at Kutubna

Step into May with stories, reflection, and creativity. From writing and philosophy to art, music, and family workshops, join us as we explore ideas that connect us all.

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Arabic for All: Family-Friendly Arabic Workshop
Every Monday in May | 9:00 am | 30 AED

Arabic for all ages — a family-friendly, in-person workshop held every Monday at 9:00 AM at Kutubna.

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Memoir Writers’ Circle
Every Tuesday in May | 6:30 pm | Free

Come join our circle of budding memoir writers. Let's support and inspire each other to get our stories on paper.

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Layers of Self: Exploring Identity Through Collage
Every Saturday (May 2, 9, 23, 30) | 4:00 pm | 50 AED

This four-week collage journey invites participants into a process of self-discovery through art-making. Using paper, texture, color, and symbolic imagery, each session explores a different layer of personal experience

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Fly, Red, Fly! Storytime & Book Signing with Ebtisam Al-Beiti
Saturday, May 2 | 11:00 am | 25 AED

Join Emirati author and early years educator Ebtisam Al Beiti for a lively reading and puppet show of Fly, Red, Fly!

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Muslim Philosophers: Ibn Tufayl
Lecture led by Dr. Shatha Al Mutawa Sunday, May 17 | 4:00 pm | 50 AED

This lecture takes us to Muslim Spain, or Andalusia. Learn about the literary culture of Al-Andalus and the intellectual scene to which Ibn Tufayl belonged.

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Seeing with Words: An Ekphrastic Creative Writing Session
Sunday, May 3 | 3:00 pm | 50 AED

This creative writing session invites participants to explore the connection between photography and language through the practice of ekphrasis—writing inspired by visual art.

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Kids' Dance Workshop with Emirati Dance Music
Saturday, May 9 | 11:00 am | 50 AED

Designed for children ages 4 years and upwards, this exciting session will blend hip hop, contemporary, and modern dance to introduce young dancers to movement and performance in a playful environment.

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Creativity with Letters & Forms by Ali Pasandideh
Sunday, May 10 | 5:00 pm | 50 AED

An exploration of visual language, typography, and artistic expression through letters and form.

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Collage Art Exhibition Opening
Saturday, May 16 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Free entry

Kutubna Cultural Center’s Collage Art Exhibition presents more than 60 artworks by artists from around the world, bringing together works created in both physical and digital mediums. The collection explores themes such as memory, identity, migration, belonging, resilience, spirituality, culture, environment, and the relationship between tradition and modernity. 

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Discussion of Ibn Tufayl’s Hayy ibn Yaqzan
Sunday, May 31 | 4:00 pm | 50 AED

Does reason lead to religion? Can we find our way to prayer, fasting, and pilgrimage through the study of science? Is the study of Aristotelian philosophy a path toward closeness to God? Explore these questions and more in the philosophical narrative by Ibn Tufayl period.

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The City in Its Details: The Past and Future in Dubai’s Architecture
April 4 – May 10, 2026 | Free entry 

This exhibition presents a close and attentive look at Dubai’s urban fabric through the lens of architect and photographer Robert Powers.

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We look forward to welcoming you at Kutubna.