The Shelter is a first of its kind community workspace that allows individuals from various creative disciplines to engage in an environment that nurtures entrepreneurial small businesses. The Shelter is a medium for forward thinkers, creatives and intellectuals to connect and exchange ideas; converting those interactions into commercial services and products through subsidized work spaces.

The shelter is an innovation campus that allows ideas to exist in a creative environment. This environment is infused with added value experiences such as language and design classes, regional major events such as the Art Dubai VIP lounge and will exist to create an experience in order to attract and identify innovation.

Store

The shelter explores the corners of the design and publishing world to get you the best magazines, accessories and products available. Partnering up with regional as well as international designers to create bespoke products that are uniquely made for the store at the shelter.

Store opening hours are Saturday - Thursday 9am - 10pm, Friday - 4pm - 10pm

Or Visit our online store

Offices

Working under the support of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority the shelter houses the most unique talent in the region. Startups in the region and beyond can operate within the shelter and will be able to license the business through the shelter operations center which will assist startups with their business registration process.

International participants who are working in the Emirates on a project basis can operate from the shelter through the shelter short lease program and can fill the application form below. Offices are fit out with the top of the range internet connection, a dedicated landline, printing facilities, a meeting room as well as an available secretary to arrange meetings and manage schedules.

Members operating within the shelter can participate in the DCAA/ Shelter fund which is an endowment to assist businesses move their ideas to the next level. Offices operate 24 hours a day. Register

Brasserie

The shelter has partnered with mOre cafe to bring you the best of the international cuisine infused with an Emirati touch. Created with a relaxed setting, serving single dishes and other meals. With a extensive menu on drinks and coffee, built within a creative environment cluster that will allow existing members as well as registered members to meet with visitors over coffee or a meal.
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Lectures

At the shelter we believe that education is the root of all innovation, sharing ideas and understanding cultures is key to driving innovation forward. the shelter has partnered with key educational institutions to provide Japanese, Arabic, Mandarin and other language classes as well as GMAT, GRE courses. Guest lecturers will be invited from key institutions to share their ideas and experiences with visiting members. contact events@shelter.ae to enquire about upcoming classes.

Events

The Shelter partners up with local events as well as international events that allows us to host curators, designers regional movers as well as renowned artists that can meet on an exclusive basis at the shelter. Members will have access to events such as this throughout the year. the shelter as well works on its own events such as the shelter talks and design week which will be revolved around dialogue and exploration of design, sustainability and technology. various venues at the shelter can be used to host outside events such as the garden, the lecture hall and other locations within the shelter contact events@shelter.ae for more information.

For further information on events, visit our blog

Membership

Having access to members is key to keeping the spirit of the shelter alive for residents within the shelter and member of the design and innovation community. Members will get access to the brasserie, the cinema, the garden, the library as well as a station for working. Members will be invited to events at the shelter such as the Art Dubai VIP lounge and will get a 10% off classes and the store at the shelter.
Register online

Music

Art and Music have forever been passionate bed-fellows. Seminal moments in music history most often involve an unforgettable album sleeve or ground-breaking music video and every night on stage, musicians exhibit their varied performance art - they are the bold embodiments of the sound they create. This month - our inaugural month at shelter music - is shamelessly dedicated to the artists who refuse to define themselves by one medium. They are musicians, yes, but they are also painters, thinkers, dancers and lovers. In celebration of Art Dubai 09, the Sharjah Biennial 09 and the Bastakiya Art Fair, this is shelter music / colour in your headphones,
brought to you by dubai- based music blog, discoballbreaker.
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Cinema

The cinema at the shelter will be playing a wide array of films, independent movies, documentaries as well as event films. Private screening will be taking place for regional film makers as well as international debuting movies. the cinema at the shelter is exclusive for members and residents of the shelter.
For more info visit blog

Contact us

the shelter
t +971.4.434 5655
f +971.4.430.8012
efrontdesk@shelter.ae
p.o.box 11370
Dubai, UAE
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Contact list

events@shelter.ae
efrontdesk@shelter.ae
membership@shelter.ae
store@shelter.ae
brasserie@shelter.ae
Cinema@shelter.ae
Lectures@shelter.ae
director@shelter.ae