Seven Paintings dining show
Seven courses, each drawn from a master painting, with a welcome drink and valet parking in the one ticket.
Open this ticket ↗The idea behind the plates
The table is the canvas
Dining and animation at one table
The show's own word for it is Dineamation, a blend of dining and animation. The visuals, the storytelling and a little theatre happen around the food, and guests are part of the action rather than an audience.
Light that turns objects into screens
Projection mapping is the technique of turning objects, often irregular ones, into surfaces for video projection; it is also called video mapping. Dineamation brings that kind of moving image to the table where you eat.
Seven paintings, four names to know
The evening names Picasso, Pollock, Warhol and Leonardo da Vinci among its seven. Picasso co-founded Cubism, Pollock poured paint onto canvases laid on the floor, Warhol painted 32 soup cans, and the Mona Lisa has hung in the Louvre since 1797.
A hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road
The show is staged at Sofitel Dubai Downtown. Downtown Dubai is a two-square-kilometre district developed by Emaar, and its Burj Khalifa was ready for occupancy on 4 January 2010.
Seven stops around the table
Seven canvases, one evening
Each course takes its cue from a painting. Picasso, Pollock, Warhol and Leonardo da Vinci are the names the show gives out; the stops below follow the shape of the night and are not a menu.
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At the door
A welcome drink and the valet
Your ticket includes a welcome drink and valet parking at Sofitel Dubai Downtown on Sheikh Zayed Road, so the evening opens with a glass in your hand and nowhere to circle for a space.
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Dineamation
The first painting comes alive
Dining and animation share the table, with eye-catching visuals and storytelling that put you inside the picture rather than in front of it.
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Picasso
Eat a Picasso
The show promises you will taste a Picasso. He co-founded Cubism around 1909, breaking a subject into planes and angles seen all at once.
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Pollock
Paint your own salad
Here the table turns hands-on: you paint your salad Pollock style. Jackson Pollock poured paint onto canvases on the floor, and his drip period ran from 1947 to 1950.
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Warhol
Bite a Warhol soup can
Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans were 32 canvases, first shown at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles in 1962. Yours arrives as something to bite.
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Leonardo
Dinner with the Mona Lisa
The show pictures you dining with the Mona Lisa at Da Vinci's table. Leonardo had begun the portrait by 1503, and it has hung in the Louvre since 1797.
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The last canvas
The seventh course closes the show
Seven courses add up to roughly two hours, and by the end every guest at your table has taken part in the show, not just watched it.
Allow about two hours in all. The ticket covers the welcome drink and valet parking, and any other drinks or extras are on top.
At the hotel
What to know about the hotel and the room
The show is staged at Sofitel Dubai Downtown, on Sheikh Zayed Road in Downtown Dubai. These are the practical details that come with the ticket.
- The address
- Sofitel Dubai Downtown, Sheikh Zayed Rd, Downtown Dubai. This is also the meeting point for your ticket.
- Parking
- Valet parking is included. Pickup and drop-off are not, so plan your own way there and back.
- What to wear
- The dress code is smart casual. Sandals, flip-flops and shorts are not allowed.
- Who can come
- Children under 4 are not permitted, and every child needs a ticket of their own. The show is listed as wheelchair accessible.
- The host
- The evening is hosted in English.
- Your ticket
- It is a mobile ticket, available immediately after booking in the GetYourGuide app and on the site. There is nothing to print.
What the ticket covers
What is in the one ticket
| The part of the evening | What you get | Good to know |
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| The dinner | The immersive dining show and a seven-course menu, each course inspired by a master painting. | About two hours; GetYourGuide shows the starting times when you check dates. |
| Drinks | One welcome drink to open the evening. | Any other drinks and extras are on top of the ticket. |
| Getting there | Valet parking at Sofitel Dubai Downtown, on Sheikh Zayed Road. | Pickup and drop-off are not included, so arrange your own taxi or drive. |
| Who it suits | Guests aged 4 and over, smart casual, with wheelchair access. | No sandals, flip-flops or shorts, and every child needs a ticket. |
Book your seat at the table
The ticket we would book
The Seven Paintings ticket on GetYourGuide, plus other Dubai evenings if you want to weigh up your options first. Each opens its own page.
More Dubai evenings on GetYourGuide
Before you set out
Before you set out
Finding the hotel
Head for Sofitel Dubai Downtown on Sheikh Zayed Road in Downtown Dubai. Valet parking is included, which helps if you are driving.
Getting home
Pickup and drop-off are not part of the ticket, so book a taxi or arrange a lift for the end of the night.
What to wear
Smart casual. Leave the sandals, flip-flops and shorts behind, because they are not allowed.
Timing
The show runs for approximately two hours. GetYourGuide displays the available starting times once you pick a date.
Bringing children
Children under 4 are not permitted. Everyone from age 4 needs a ticket, children included.
Your ticket
Show the mobile ticket on your phone. It appears in the GetYourGuide app and on the site straight after you book.
Read before you reserve
Read before you reserve
the night in order
Seven Paintings, stop by stop
How a two-hour dinner moves from the welcome drink to the seventh course.
Go to the guide → the art behind itThe four painters the show names
A few verified facts about Picasso, Pollock, Warhol and the Mona Lisa, to read before the first course.
Go to the guide → how it worksDineamation and projection mapping, explained
The idea behind putting moving images on a dinner table, in plain terms.
Go to the guide → before you goDress code, ages and practicalities
What to wear, who can come and what the ticket covers.
Go to the guide → getting thereGetting to Sofitel Dubai Downtown
The address, the parking and how to plan the trip home.
Go to the guide → special nightsBirthdays, team dinners and group evenings
Planning Seven Paintings around an occasion for two people or a larger party.
Go to the guide →FAQ
Questions before you take a seat
Is Seven Paintings a show or a dinner?
Both. It is a seven-course dinner in which dining and animation are blended, an idea the show calls Dineamation, and the whole evening runs about two hours.
What should we wear?
Smart casual. Sandals, flip-flops and shorts are not allowed.
Can we bring our children?
Children aged 4 and over are welcome, and each of them needs a ticket. Children under 4 are not permitted.
What does the ticket include?
The immersive dining show with a seven-course menu, a welcome drink and valet parking. Pickup and drop-off, other drinks and extras are not included.
How do we get there and back?
The show is at Sofitel Dubai Downtown on Sheikh Zayed Road. Valet parking is included, but pickup and drop-off are not, so arrange a taxi or a lift.
Which paintings are on the table?
The show names Picasso, Pollock, Warhol and Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa among its seven. Beyond that, the surprise is part of the evening.
How many reviews does it have?
4.4 out of 5 from 31 verified reviews. It is a small, specialist evening, so read the most recent reviews before you choose a date.
What if our plans change?
Cancelling is free up to 24 hours before the show, and booking now lets you pay at a later date.
A seven-course dinner where Picasso, Pollock, Warhol and the Mona Lisa come to the table.
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