The Guggenheim Museum at Abu Dhabi in collaboration with the New York-based Guggenheim Foundation is 30,000 square meters in area and this exclusive Abu Dhabi museum will be the only Guggenheim museum in the region. It is designed to be larger than any existing Guggenheim project worldwide! The Guggenheim Museum at Abu Dhabi in collaboration with the New York-based Guggenheim Foundation is expected to be constructed within five years. The museum will flaunt its own collection of contemporary art and the masterworks from the Guggenheim Foundation’s global collections. The museum will light up the Cultural District of Saadiyat Island, 500 meters offshore the UAE capital. The Cultural District will also enable arts connoisseurs to access the national museum, classical art museum, maritime museum and the performing arts centre. The Guggenheim Museum at Abu Dhabi in collaboration with the New York-based Guggenheim Foundation is planned to establish the emirate as a quality destination of international standing. The museum will make Abu Dhabi capable of achieving and maintaining relationships with high calibre global partners. The presence of the Guggenheim Museum at Abu Dhabi in collaboration with the New York-based Guggenheim Foundation will make Saadiyat Island an international cultural hub for the Middle East.

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.