Naturally, we couldn’t leave you without the best picks for the week. And no, relaxing still isn’t happening.

This one moves between "Palestine 36" at Cinema Akil, flowers turned into architecture at UrArtU Gallery, a long-awaited new chapter at Studio Meshary Alnassar in Alserkal, an alternative Valentine’s night with Paradisea at Honeycomb Hi-Fi, and a day trip-worthy exhibition at NYU Abu Dhabi. Here is how it all unfolds.

Where? Koncrete, Jumeirah

February 10 is your last chance to visit the NikeSKIMS pop-up at Koncrete, brought to life by Ounass. The space brings together fashion, movement, and a café — and yes, it is introducing the highly anticipated NikeSKIMS Spring ’26 collection.

Discover the debut lineup of lightweight, performance-driven pieces designed to flatter, from Stretch Knit to Matte Leggings and more.

Where? Alserkal Avenue

This place has already made plenty of noise — and we are bringing it up once again, just in case you haven’t been yet.

Opened in January this year at Alserkal Avenue, UrArtU Gallery, founded by Gurgen Yeritsyan (Gosha) in collaboration with Crosby Studios, led by designer and artist Harry Nuriev, reimagines floristry as a spatial experience rather than a decorative one.

Spanning 220 square meters, the space sits at the intersection of contemporary art, architecture, and storytelling. Rooted in Crosby Studios’ philosophy of Transformism, the space is designed to host exhibitions, installations, pop-ups, workshops, and immersive brand projects, in which flowers serve as structural, emotional, and architectural gestures.

At the centre of it all stands a monumental six-meter-tall aluminium orchid, weighing 250 kilograms — part sculpture, part architecture, and the visual anchor of the space. Subtle orchid details appear throughout the interior, alongside a café area and an upstairs open space for talks, workshops, and events.

Where? Cinema Akil

Cinema Akil (both at Alserkal Avenue and 25hours Hotel) screens Palestine 36, directed by Annemarie Jacir.

Set in 1936, as Palestinian villages rise up against British colonial rule, Yusuf moves between Jerusalem and his rural home, trying to hold his life together as everything around him begins to shift. As unrest spreads and pressure mounts, everyday routines give way to difficult choices, moral tension, and a growing sense that history is closing in.

Where? Alserkal Avenue, Warehouse 22

Studio Meshary Alnassar — finally open at Alserkal Avenue

After years at its City Walk location — where the studio operated by appointment only — Studio Meshary Alnassar has now opened its doors in Alserkal Avenue. This move marks a whole new chapter you shouldn’t miss.

The new place is a community-driven gallery-like design hub open to everyone from morning to night. The ground floor functions as a gallery and curated design space, showcasing collectable furniture, global finds, pieces from young artists, vintage treasures, lighting, carpets, and objects from Meshary’s travels — all intentionally displayed to feel like stepping into the studio’s world.

Meshary explains that this shift away from appointment-only work towards a fully open space was driven by community and curiosity:

Where? Honeycomb Hi-Fi

Yes, this Saturday, Honeycomb Hi-Fi turns into Paradisea, the forward-thinking party label founded by Cascou (Hassan Ali).

No compromises on sound or atmosphere. Paradisea is all about building a world for the night — where music, visuals, and feeling lock in. Cascou, a Dubai-based, Kuwaiti-born DJ and cultural curator, is known for digging deep and bringing unexpected international sounds into the city, moving freely between underground culture, fashion, and design.

He is joined by Matisa, the Rome-born, Milan-based DJ and producer, bringing bright energy and emotionally charged selections to the floor.

Where? The Art Gallery at NYU Abu Dhabi

A major exhibition has opened at The Art Gallery at NYU Abu Dhabi, and we genuinely recommend making time for it.

Titled All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, the show traces the legacy of one of the most influential art movements in modern Arab history. Curated by Nada Shabout, the exhibition brings together works by key figures of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, alongside artists shaped by its ideas across generations.

Founded in 1951 by Jewad Selim and Shakir Hassan Al Said, the group emerged at a pivotal moment in Iraq’s history — following independence and amid broader decolonisation movements. These artists were asking a fundamental question: how can modern art exist outside a Western frame, while remaining deeply rooted in local history, identity, and lived reality?

Drawing from Mesopotamian heritage, Islamic visual traditions, and global modernism, they experimented relentlessly — with form, material, theory, and meaning — in search of a new visual language that could express a collective sense of “Iraqiness.” This spirit of experimentation defined what later became Iraq’s cultural golden age of the 1950s.

The exhibition unfolds slowly, across painting, sculpture, drawing, and archival material, featuring artists such as Dia al-Azzawi, Naziha Salim, Mahmoud Sabri, Suad al-Attar, Ismail Fattah, Madiha Umar, Walid Siti, and many others.

One day should be free of events, right? Let it be Monday.