Sharjah Art Foundation exhibitions and events take place every day of the week in a range of venues, including converted heritage buildings and public courtyards. The information below will help you plan your visit.
Sharjah Art Foundation exhibitions and events take place every day of the week in a range of venues, including converted heritage buildings and public courtyards. The information below will help you plan your visit.
Timings
Saturday to Thursday, 9:00 am–9:00 pm
Friday, 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
Tickets
Most exhibitions and events are free and open to the public.
To avoid long waiting times and ensure smoother, more seamless visits to our exhibitions, prebook your ticket below.
Booklets with information about the artist and the works on view are free and available in all venues while the exhibition is on view. Booklets for past exhibitions can be found at SAF Shops.
Guided tours
Book a free tour for either an individual or a group. Gain special insight into our ongoing shows, and discover new perspectives on local culture, history and architecture.
Available at all venues, guided tours are offered in five languages: Arabic, English, Farsi, Hindi and Urdu.
Please allow us 2 to 3 working days to process your tour request.
Sunday tours
Free shuttles depart from Al Mureijah Square in Sharjah at 3:00 pm every Sunday. (Bus 1: Al Hamriyah and Kalba. Bus 2: Central Region)
*Note that there wouldn’t’ be bus tours on Sunday 9 Feb, 9 Mar and 20 Apr.
Bus 1: Al Hamriyah and Kalba
3:00 pm | Departure from Al Mureijah Square
3:45 pm | Tour of Al Hamriyah venues
4:30 pm | Move to Kalba
6:00 pm | Tour of Kalba Ice Factory
7:00 pm | Departure to Sharjah
8:30 pm | Back in Al Mureijah Square
Bus 2: House of Wisdom, Al Dhaid, Buhais and Al Madam
3:00 pm | Departure from Al Mureijah Square
3:30 pm | Tour of SB16 artwork in House of Wisdom
3:45 pm | Move to Al Dhaid
4:30 pm | Tour of Al Dhaid venues
5:30 pm | Move to Buhais
6:00 pm | Tour of SB16 artwork in Buhais Geology Park
6:30 pm | Move to Al Madam
7:00 pm | Tour of SB16 artwork in Al Madam Buried Village
7:30 pm | Departure to Sharjah
8:30 pm | Back in Al Mureijah Square
Ramadan timings
Sharjah Art Foundation venues will be open every day from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. On Fridays, from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Sharjah Art Museum will be open from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm and from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm, Saturday to Thursday.
During the last ten days of Ramadan, Sharjah Art Museum will not be open in the evening. It will also be closed on the last day of Ramadan.
Guided tours during Ramadan
Book a free tour for either an individual or a group. Gain special insight into our ongoing shows, and discover new perspectives on local culture, history and architecture.
Note that guides tours in Ramadan are until 5:00 pm only. No guides tours on Fridays in Ramadan.
Please allow us 2 to 3 working days to process your tour request.
Ramadan Sunday tours
Free shuttles depart from Al Mureijah Square in Sharjah at 10:00 am during Ramadan every Sunday. (Bus 1: Al Hamriyah and Kalba. Bus 2: Central Region)
*Note that there wouldn’t’ be bus tours on 9 Mar.
Bus 1: Al Hamriyah and Kalba
10:00 am | Departure from Al Mureijah Square
10:45 am | Tour of Al Hamriyah venues
11:30 am | Move to Kalba
01:00 pm | Tour of Kalba Ice Factory
02:00 pm | Departure to Sharjah
03:30 pm | Back in Al Mureijah Square
Bus 2: House of Wisdom, Al Dhaid, Buhais and Al Madam
10:00 am | Departure from Al Mureijah Square
10:30 am | Tour of SB16 artwork in House of Wisdom
10:45 am | Move to Al Dhaid
11:30 am | Tour of Al Dhaid venues
12:30 pm | Move to Buhais
01:00 pm | Tour of SB16 artwork in Buhais Geology Park
01:30 pm | Move to Al Madam
02:00 pm | Tour of SB16 artwork in Al Madam Buried Village
02:30 pm | Departure to Sharjah
03:30 pm | Back in Al Mureijah Square
Paid parking can be found close to the venues, either on nearby streets or in public parking lots.
Free public WiFi is available in all the venues.
Small backpacks and baby strollers are permitted inside the venues, but larger items should be left in lockers or with a Foundation guide.
Drinking fountains are available in the centre of each venue. Food and drinks are not allowed in exhibition spaces, but Fen Café or other restaurants near our venues offer coffee and snacks that can be enjoyed before and after exhibition visits.
Men’s and women’s washrooms as well as wheelchair-accessible facilities are located in all the venues.
Visitors are encouraged to take photos and videos with phones, post the images on social media and tag us. For any professional photography, however, explicit prior permission is needed from Sharjah Art Foundation. To obtain a photography permit, click here.
Visitors are welcome to sketch in notebooks with pencils, but paint and easels are not permitted.