Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi - Where Unity and Humanity Screens

Standing beneath the realm of 7850 stars, a peaceful - calm place, where your body is in the midst of reality, but you are taken back to history, showing you how life was back then, screens you through a gushing array of emotions. This is the unique experience you will get to sense in the universal museum – the Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi. Getting to capture the endorsing dialogues between varied cultures and being able to see the world from Abu Dhabi’s perspective is like a million pictures coming together to show the world about the past. It is a must-see nub among the other attractions

 

When one comes to know the real taste behind this museum, it's going to stay at the apex counter of your heart. The museum is a wealthy combination of culture and artistic masterworks. Let's skim through the gallery from outside the museum to inside:

Louvre Abu Dhabi is the glittering jewel in the Saadiyat Island District. This universal museum is the only Louvre Museum outside of Paris and its legendary name indicates around 30 years of collaboration between the Louvre Abu Dhabi and the French government. Though the model is very much similar to the Louvre in Paris, the Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi has tried to focus on exhibiting exploration, receptiveness and unity.

Architecture

Before going to the Louvre Abu Dhabi must-see exhibits, its architectural features should be mentioned first. Constructed as an impressive micro-city over the water, this brilliant structure is the masterpiece work from the famous architect Jean Nouvel. With a vastness of 24,000 square meters, it encompasses separate white structures designating the museum cities. Undoubtedly, the key feature of the building is a massive dome with 8 layers of interlocking aluminum and steel that gives an imposing pattern of more than 7,850 stars. It has a diameter of 180 meters and weighs around 7,500 tons. This awestruck design is built by drawing inspiration from the traditional Arabic style of interweaved roofing with palm leaves. The perforations from the dome let the natural light pass through it resulting in a spectacular contrast of sunlight and dark shade. Visitors who are stepping inside the Louvre could immerse amidst the charming rays of light giving a feel of being in another realm and famously call this view as the ‘Rain of Light’. 

Let’s have a look at why this structure is called the ‘Universal Museum in the Arab World’

Louvre Abu Dhabi focuses on uniting people from the world, tales of human creativity beyond civilization,

culture, society, place and time. This recognition is not just reflected in the interaction between culture but

also in the Louvre Abu Dhabi architecture that combines Arabian heritage with the French design.

Galleries

Louvre Abu Dhabi museum speaks about humanity in twelve chapters namely:

• Introduction: The Great Vestibule
• Gallery 1: The First Villages
• Gallery 2: The First Great Power
• Gallery 3: Civilizations And Empires
• Gallery 4: Universal Religions
• Gallery 5: Asian Trade Routes 
• Gallery 6: From The Mediterranean To The Atlantic
• Intersection: Cosmography
• Gallery 7: The World In Perspective
• Gallery 8: The Magnificence Of The Court
• Gallery 9: A New Art Of Living
• Gallery 10: A Modern World?
• Gallery 11: Challenging Modernity
• Gallery 12: A Global Stage
• A Global Stage First Great Power

Exhibits

Some portion of the exhibits is borrowed from the renowned French museums like the Musee d’Orsay, Palace

of Versailles, Louvre and the Center Georges Pompidou. Seeing the beautiful portrait of La belle ferronnière

which dates to more than 500-years is from the legendary artist Leonardo da Vinci, who also drew Mona Lisa

and The Last Supper, which are worth the wait. Other notable pieces of art include the self-portrait of Vincent

Van Gogh and the classic Statue of King Ramesses. In addition to this, it also houses a statue of the Bactrian

princess, a bracelet dating back to 3000 years and a painting by Osman Hamdi Bey.

Children’s Museum 

You can promise your young ones an awesome time in the gallery, as there is a “Children's Museum” inside

the Louvre. It’s the best way to bribe them, and this area can even help in evoking insights through intellectual

projects. There is an interactive Costume Adventure program for children of 4 to 20 years to learn art and

history distinctively and in an interactive way.

General Info

The admission price for adults is 63 AED and the reduced price for children between the age of 13 to 22 years

is 31.5 AED. The Louvre Abu Dhabi timing is from 10 AM to 8 PM on all the days except on Mondays as the museum remains closed. The Louvre Abu Dhabi dress code is nothing specific but since the museum resides in a Muslim country, sensible dresses are appreciated. And for a slight refreshment, there are restaurants and cafes along with boutiques.

The journey to the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum brings people face to face with the artistic treasures that are never seen outside of France before. A wide range of works, the unique concept as well as the beautiful appearance makes Louvre a striking landmark to remember in your sightseeing city tour. If you have an eye for art, history, museum and want to see slice of any era or split of time, then, this place can do wonders.