The inauguration of the Louvre Abu Dhabi comes 10 years after the signing of the intergovernmental agreement that launched the Louvre Abu Dhabi project. The museum expects to welcome around 5,000 visitors in its first days.
© AFP 2023 / Giuseppe CacaceWomen look at statues on display in a gallery at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum during a media tour on November 6, 2017, prior to the official opening of the museum on Saadiyat Island in the Emirati capital on November 8.
Women look at statues on display in a gallery at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum during a media tour on November 6, 2017, prior to the official opening of the museum on Saadiyat Island in the Emirati capital on November 8.
© REUTERS / Satish KumarPeople walk at the Louvre Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, November 6, 2017. This new “palace of art” on Saadiyat Island is the result of close collaboration between Paris and Abu Dhabi.
People walk at the Louvre Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, November 6, 2017. This new “palace of art” on Saadiyat Island is the result of close collaboration between Paris and Abu Dhabi.
© AP Photo / Kamran JebreiliThe Louvre Abu Dhabi was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel and part of the works, which will be presented in it, were loaned from 13 French museums.
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The Louvre Abu Dhabi was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel and part of the works, which will be presented in it, were loaned from 13 French museums.
© AP Photo / Kamran JebreiliProject designer French architect Jean Nouvel walks under the dome of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 6, 2017.
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Project designer French architect Jean Nouvel walks under the dome of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 6, 2017.
© AP Photo / Kamran Jebreili"Portrait of a Woman" by Leonardo da Vinci is displayed at the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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"Portrait of a Woman" by Leonardo da Vinci is displayed at the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
© AFP 2023 / Giuseppe CacaceA gallery at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum during a media tour on November 6, 2017, prior to the official opening of the museum.
A gallery at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum during a media tour on November 6, 2017, prior to the official opening of the museum.
© AFP 2023 / Giuseppe CacaceIt is the first museum to carry the famed name outside of France – the 30-year partnership is reportedly worth $1.1 billion, including nearly half a billion only for the rights to the Louvre brand alone.
It is the first museum to carry the famed name outside of France – the 30-year partnership is reportedly worth $1.1 billion, including nearly half a billion only for the rights to the Louvre brand alone.
© AP Photo / Kamran Jebreili"Fountain of Light" by Ai Weiwei is seen at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 6, 2017.
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"Fountain of Light" by Ai Weiwei is seen at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 6, 2017.
© AP Photo / Kamran JebreiliA journalist walks under the lights coming through the dome at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, during a media tour on November 6, 2017.
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A journalist walks under the lights coming through the dome at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, during a media tour on November 6, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / Giuseppe CacaceWomen walk past the medieval "Tapestry of Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar" displayed at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum during a media tour on November 6, 2017. The new museum includes 600 exhibits and half of them are from their permanent collection.
Women walk past the medieval "Tapestry of Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar" displayed at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum during a media tour on November 6, 2017. The new museum includes 600 exhibits and half of them are from their permanent collection.
© AFP 2023 / Giuseppe CacaceA woman takes pictures of an old Koran at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum during a media tour on November 6, 2017, prior to the official opening of the museum on Saadiyat Island in the Emirati capital on November 8.
A woman takes pictures of an old Koran at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum during a media tour on November 6, 2017, prior to the official opening of the museum on Saadiyat Island in the Emirati capital on November 8.
© AP Photo / Kamran JebreiliAn Emirati woman visits a gallery at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 6, 2017.
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An Emirati woman visits a gallery at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 6, 2017.
© AP Photo / Kamran JebreiliA worker cleans a window under the dome of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 6, 2017.
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A worker cleans a window under the dome of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 6, 2017.
© AP Photo / Kamran JebreiliA work on display in the Louvre Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 6, 2017.
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A work on display in the Louvre Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 6, 2017.
© AP Photo / Kamran JebreiliBoat lights reflect on the water in front of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 6, 2017.
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Boat lights reflect on the water in front of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 6, 2017.