Louvre Abu Dhabi: The Binding Thread Between the East and West
A collaboration between France and UAE, the museum will feature artworks from masters like Leonardo da Vinci and Claude Monet.
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Louvre Abu Dhabi’s exterior. Image: Mohamed Somji
In 2017, the Arab world welcomed its first universal museum where famous collections of art and other culturally significant objects from around the world are housed in the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Standing proudly on the United Arab Emirates? Saadiyat Island, the museum serves as a bridge between Eastern and Western civilisations. For Louvre Abu Dhabi, the institution is set on spotlighting the stories of human creativity. ?The museum brings different cultures together to shine fresh light on these common stories of humanity, beyond individual civilisations, times or places,? as mentioned on the museum?s website.
The establishment of the Louvre Abu Dhabi resulted from an intergovernmental agreement between the gulf state and France. As part of the broader US$1.3 billion accord with France?s Agence France-Museum, the name of the Louvre will be loaned to Abu Dhabi for a period of 30.5 years and a fee of US$520 million is also given. In exchange, the UAE museum will get to house artworks from 17 French cultural institutions, from Leonardo da Vinci?s portrait of ?La Belle Ferronnière? to Francesco Primaticcio?s bronze statue ?Apollo Belvedere?. Guidance by experts is also given to help the museum select...
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Louvre Abu Dhabi’s exterior. Image: Mohamed Somji
In 2017, the Arab world welcomed its first universal museum where famous collections of art and other culturally significant objects from around the world are housed in the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Standing proudly on the United Arab Emirates? Saadiyat Island, the museum serves as a bridge between Eastern and Western civilisations. For Louvre Abu Dhabi, the institution is set on spotlighting the stories of human creativity. ?The museum brings different cultures together to shine fresh light on these common stories of humanity, beyond individual civilisations, times or places,? as mentioned on the museum?s website.
The establishment of the Louvre Abu Dhabi resulted from an intergovernmental agreement between the gulf state and France. As part of the broader US$1.3 billion accord with France?s Agence France-Museum, the name of the Louvre will be loaned to Abu Dhabi for a period of 30.5 years and a fee of US$520 million is also given. In exchange, the UAE museum will get to house artworks from 17 French cultural institutions, from Leonardo da Vinci?s portrait of ?La Belle Ferronnière? to Francesco Primaticcio?s bronze statue ?Apollo Belvedere?. Guidance by experts is also given to help the museum select...
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