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Guggenheim Abu Dhabi

The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, designed by Frank Ghery, is in the Saadiyat Island cultural district in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The building features his signature bold, futuristic style. The musuem has a prospective opening for the year 2025 and will showcase a diverse collection of contemporary global art, with a focus on Middle Eastern artists. It aims to foster cultural exchange and dialogue between East and West. The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi promises to be a major landmark in the region’s cultural landscape. Read more about Museums.

View of the building of Hong Kong's museum for visual culture M+, designed by Herzog &De Meuron and facing the river.

Exhibition Diplomacy: Global Arts Institutions Tread Lightly Where Censorship Is the Norm

Art dealer Gordon VeneKlasen abhors censorship but concedes that China represents a huge, still untapped market: “Asia is a big part of the future.”
By Daniel Grant
Image of a old fortress

Sotheby’s and Christie’s Saudi Arabia Moves, Art Basel Abu Dhabi and a Rumored Frieze Sale

While Art Basel considers new options in the Middle East, Frieze may be looking at a change in ownership.
By Elisa Carollo
Image of a blonde woman with a white veil and orange suit.

Christie’s Opens in Saudi Arabia, Expanding Its Presence in the Middle East

Art consultant Nour Kelani will helm client services, with a focus on promoting regional art histories, especially those of Saudi Arabia, in upcoming auctions.
By Elisa Carollo
Image of a man (Jesus) with a long beard and a hand with two fingers lifted.

Confirmed: The Salvator Mundi Is in Storage in Geneva Waiting to Head to Saudi Arabia

By Elisa Carollo
Installation view with textile pieces featuring faces of semi deities

How Pacita Abad Wove a Multicultural Tapestry of Humanity

By Elisa Carollo
Vignette of Sotheby's Dubai in a cartoon style

An Abu Dhabi-Based Sovereign Wealth Fund Is Investing $1 Billion in Sotheby’s

By Elisa Carollo
Electronic billboards in Times Square showing underwater divers.

Martha Atienza’s ‘Our Islands’ Brings the Seas of Philippines to Times Square

By Elisa Carollo
Abbas Akhavan Study for a Monument (2013-2015.)

Sand Storms and Couscous Castles

By David D'Arcy
Protestors occupying the Guggenheim’s Rotunda on May 1, 2015.

Guggenheim Halts Talks With Labor Group, James Franco Defends His Art—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Protestors occupied the Guggenheim's Rotunda on May 1, 2015. (Photo: Kyle Goen via Instagram @kyledidthis)

UPDATE: May Day Protests Occupy and Shutdown the Guggenheim Museum

By Alanna Martinez
Protestors take over the museum. (Courtesy Gulf Ultra Luxury Faction via Gothamist)

Guggenheim Responds to Abu Dhabi Protestors

By Zoë Lescaze
Poster for "52 Weeks." (Courtesy Gulf Labor)

Artists Launch ‘52 Weeks’ Campaign to Protest Labor Conditions at Art Institutions in Abu Dhabi

By M.H. Miller

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi’s Suzanne Cotter to Direct Portugal’s Serralves Museum

By Andrew Russeth
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