It is a city that rose, literally from the sand of the desert, floating in the sea of petro-dollars and the unshakeable desire by the authorities to be a global meeting point between East and West and Louvre Abu Dhabi can be a symbol of that.
Soon it will become a global cultural center in its own right.
Dubai may have milk and luxury, but Abu Dhabi, the seat of the government of the United Arab Emirates, always chooses a more refined touch, which explains the largest museum in the Arab World, which will soon be joined by the Guggenheim Abu. Dubai Museum; It houses the interfaith Abrahamic Family and the Zayed National Museum on reclaimed land called the Saadiyat Island Cultural District.
Louvre Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi’s Louvre owes a lot to its Parisian parents, but it still has it. In the first two years – before Covid – it became the most visited museum in the region, gathering one million visitors per year in the first two years.
It is different in many ways A million visitors yeArly the largest museum in the world ArAb Louvre Abu Dhabi landmark to its name, but there are many references to the original in honor of its iconic status. The reason behind the Louvre Abu Dhabi is to tell the story of the world’s development in 12 different chapters through the main religious art of the world.
This is done by placing them in the same room and in the same discussion every time, whether exploring the use of light and imagery in Islam, Christianity and Buddhism or the very depiction of mothers using historical artifacts from Egypt, Nigeria and France.
Some artifacts have been purchased by the museum but many others are on loan, both by the Louvre itself and other major institutions.
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All of them are presented in a large air chamber that is smooth between tin, like the original in Paris.
Innovation is an interactive display that goes beyond listening to audio clips of certain exhibits or watching videos, but cleverly allows visitors to trace and feel their textures and shapes, without touching – and potentially destroying – the exhibit.
Another tip for Paris is not the Mona Lisa, or a copy, but the eponymous Portrait of an African Woman completed in 1560, 40 years after Leonardo da Vinci completed the work, but directly they saw it. The architecture of the building pays tribute to the exhibits inside.
The air-conditioned exhibition rooms are located under a lattice-type dome that allows the Persian Gulf air to flow through the complex, which also includes the Abu Dhabi branch of the famous brasserie Fouquet in Paris, as well as an open-air amphitheater that runs down to the sea below with stages that can suspended over the water of the player can do.
The design, feel and look definitely set Louvre Abu Dhabi apart from the rest of the capital. But who builds something for 10 years in a budget of $ 1 billion (about R18.6 billion) will ask you.
It goes without saying that the museum of the millennium, it is definitely a selfie-paradise for millennials and Gen Z, Alphas and other people with smartphones.
The UAE has opened a center housing mosques, churches and the UAE’s first official place of worship to promote interfaith coexistence.
Yas Viceroy Hotel is built around the F1 Yas Marina Circuit. It is known as one of the icons of Abu Dhabi and has a futuristic design.
Millennium Museum, it is definitely a very selfie-paradise For others, it is a good place to wander through and when the artefacts begin to overwhelm you, take a seat in one of the many areas; look out over the sea and process.
Or you can race though, take another 10 selfies and send them at the time you take the bus to Yas Island with Ferrari World, Water World and even Warner Bros. World don’t forget that, Yas Marina F1 track. You can also do selfies there.