Guide for the Few

Dubai, Access

The Third Line in Alserkal Avenue

A contemporary gallery in Warehouse 78 on Alserkal Avenue, in Dubai since 2005, representing artists from the region and its diaspora.

The Third Line, Alserkal Avenue, Warehouse 78, Street 8, Al Quoz 1, Dubai

Gallery 1 with Rana Begum's tapestries

Why it is on the list

The Third Line was founded in Dubai in 2005 and shows, publishes and represents artists from the region and its diaspora.1 Its list includes Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Rana Begum, Hassan Hajjaj, Farhad Moshiri, Hayv Kahraman, Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, Slavs and Tatars and Youssef Nabil.1 Until 10 November 2026 it shows Rana Begum: Taking Form, her fifth solo exhibition with the gallery: tapestries close to five metres tall hung from the ceiling of Gallery 1, with works on linen, wood and paper.2

It is a gallery that sells. For a different list of artists, Green Art Gallery is also on Alserkal Avenue; to look without buying, the Farjam Collection in DIFC; for works at auction, a specialist appointment at Sotheby's Dubai.

How to get it

The gallery is open Monday to Saturday, 11am to 7pm.3 Write to art@thethirdline.com or call +971 4 341 1367 before the visit to see the exhibition with the gallery, or works by its artists that are not on the walls.3 From 8 to 24 October 2026 it also shows Jordan Nassar: No History of Shapes.4

Discretion

The gallery is Warehouse 78 on Street 8 of Alserkal Avenue in Al Quoz 1, reached from exit 43 off Sheikh Zayed Road; it is open to anyone during opening hours and closed on Sunday.3

The glass doors of Warehouse 78 at dusk
The glass doors of Warehouse 78 at dusk
The warehouses of Alserkal Avenue
The warehouses of Alserkal Avenue
Sources
  1. About | The Third Line. thethirdline.com, read 25 September 2026.
  2. Rana Begum | 23 September - 10 November 2026 | The Third Line. thethirdline.com, read 25 September 2026.
  3. Contact | The Third Line. thethirdline.com, read 25 September 2026.
  4. The Third Line. thethirdline.com, read 25 September 2026.

Last checked 25 September 2026, against the venue's own pages. The next check is due by 24 December 2026.