Louvre Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi and France have entered into an unprecedented 30-year cultural accord which will see the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum created within the Cultural District of Saadiyat Island - lying just 500 metres from Abu Dhabi city.
The 24,000 square metre Louvre Abu Dhabi, which will have 6,000 square metres of galleries devoted to permanent displays and 2,000 square metres for temporary exhibitions, is expected to open in 2012. The galleries will open to the public in successive phases.
The Louvre Abu Dhabi will exhibit major artifacts and works in archaeology, the fine arts and decorative arts from all historic periods, but pre-dominantly classical.