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Al Qattara Arts Centre

The arts centre contains a small museum in which archaeological artefacts are stored. The archaeological exhibits contain relics found at sites and oases in Al Ain.The arts centre also has a music room, a calligraphy room, a computer room, a photography room and a pottery room. The arts center includes performance spaces. The arts centre contains works by Emirati artists such as Roudha Al Shamsi, Ghanem Younes, Saoud Al Dhaheri, Khalid Al Tamimi, Ahmad Saeed Al Areef Al Dhaheri, Sarah Aladayleh and Maryam Al Suwaidi. In 2018, the arts centre presented an exhibition about fashion illustration, in which it covers the variety of styles used by different designers. During 2021, the cultural centre presented an exhibition with themes on the commonalities between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, as well as an exhibition on contemporary life in the Emirates. The arts centre also features murals by 12 artists from the United Arab Emirates. The arts centre has presented exhibits on traditional Arabic calligraphy, the history of the country and the Emirates Mars Mission