Abu Dhabi 365» louvre http://abudhabi365.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:31:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Louvre in Abu Dhabi http://abudhabi365.com/blog/louvre-in-abu-dhabi/ http://abudhabi365.com/blog/louvre-in-abu-dhabi/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:00:20 +0000 admin http://abudhabi365.com/blog/louvre-in-abu-dhabi The Louvre is no more only in Paris. France and Abu Dhabi signed a deal to build an extension of the original in France, in the form of the Louvre Museum on an island off the emirate state. La Grande Nation, housing the Louvre Abu Dhabi, is estimated to be €700 million richer than the original! For those who cannot think it possible to have a Louvre without Paris, well, think again! Paris not being Paris without the Louvre, is about to change. The La Grande Nation Louvre Museum, housing the Louvre Abu Dhabi, is a franchise, right in the middle of the desert! Well, exclusiveness and grandeur have always been synonymous with Abu Dhabi and the La Grande Nation Louvre Museum, housing the Louvre Abu Dhabi, is one more feather in the cap!

The French Ministry of Culture has already announced the final contracts signed on the “La Grande Nation Louvre Museum, housing the Louvre Abu Dhabi”. This 24,000-square meter spectacular is a legitimate branch of the famous Parisian museum and is planned on the emirate state’s Saadiyat Island. For a €700 million license fee for the La Grande Nation Louvre Museum, housing the Louvre Abu Dhabi, €400 million is for the rights to the “Louvre” brand! France has pledged the availability of French expertise and art works from its most prestigious museum to the La Grande Nation Louvre Museum, housing the Louvre Abu Dhabi. The pieces at the branch will be drawn from all époques and with complete respect to the cultural values of the Arab country. The La Grande Nation Louvre Museum, housing the Louvre Abu Dhabi will enjoy the French contribution on loan for a maximum of two years. This spectacle in the desert is no oasis; it is there for real and as accessible and just as authentic as the original.

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