Louvre Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi · founded 2007
The Louvre Abu Dhabi is an art museum located on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It runs under an agreement between the UAE and France, signed in March 2007, that allows it to use the Louvre's name until 2047, and has been described by the Louvre as "France's largest cultural project abroad." It is approximately 24,000 square metres (260,000 ft2) in size, with 8,000 square metres (86,000 ft2) of galleries, making it the largest art museum in the Arabian Peninsula. Artworks from around the world are showcased at the museum, with stated intent to bridge the gap between Eastern and Western art.
- Visitors a year
- 1.4MVisitors a year
- Founded
- 2007Founded
What to see
Salvator Mundi
Leonardo da Vinci, 1500.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The Cup of Chocolate
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1877.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The Bezique Game
Gustave Caillebotte, 1881.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The Bohemian
Édouard Manet, 1861.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
A Girl Blowing on a Brazier
Georges de La Tour, 1647.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Young Wrestlers
Paul Gauguin, 1888.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Plan your visit
Hours
Published on the museum’s own site. Confirm on www.louvreabudhabi.ae before you travel.
Getting there
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On their own site
Opening hours, tickets and current exhibitions are on the museum’s own site.
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