At the Louvre Abu Dhabi, you won’t find an “Impressionism” wing or “ancient Greek sculptures” hall.Walking into the first of 23 galleries, visitors encounter a statuette of an Egyptian ...

France's storied Louvre museum, the world's premier shrine to art and home to priceless works like the Mona Lisa, announced Tuesday it will open a new Louvre in the Persian Gulf boomtown of Abu Dhabi.

Kings and Queens of Africa. ©Department of Culture and Tourism-Abu Dhabi [Portraits Paris, musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac.] “I had been to the Louvre Abu Dhabi before, when it first opened.

The Louvre Abu Dhabi is the fruit of a 2007 intergovernmental agreement ... Jean Nouvel adorns lush Barcelona hotel with leaf-shaped windows. The Arab arm of the Louvre will take up around ...

The Louvre Abu Dhabi aims to tell a universal story of human creativity. It places European treasures next to works of genius from Asia, and the art of the Americas alongside masterpieces from the ...

On the eve of the Louvre Abu Dhabi’s opening, the Pritzker Prize–winning Jean Nouvel pulls back the curtain on the import, challenges, and even politics of his most highly anticipated project ...

From the leaning tower of Capital Gate to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi architecture delivers for fans of extreme surprises. The buildings alone make it a great place to visit.

The Louvre Abu Dhabi was conceived and constructed amid controversy, but star architect Jean Nouvel sees the institution as an opportunity for cultural understanding. “The Arab world’s first ...

The Louvre Abu Dhabi Is Exploring 10,000 Years of Luxury in a New Exhibition ... The show ends in an ante-room with a wall of windows overlooking the water and the city of Abu Dhabi beyond.

The Louvre Abu Dhabi is what Nouvel refers to as ‘a total design’, as the project offered his studio the chance to build not only the shell, ... is not particularly grand. A series of strategically ...

Last week Disney announced its first theme park in the Middle East is coming to Abu Dhabi. Fans haven’t just been guessing about the rides but also how it will handle the heat.

From the leaning tower of Capital Gate to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi architecture delivers for fans of extreme surprises. The buildings alone make it a great place to visit.