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Louvre Abu Dhabi

North of Spain

How Outposts Turned the World’s Greatest Museums into Instruments of Soft Power

When cities pay hundreds of millions for a Louvre or Guggenheim, the masterpieces don't always follow.
By Daniel Grant

The New Geography of the Art World in the Age of Acceleration

The art world is no longer expanding evenly; it is moving at radically different speeds in different regions.
By Paco Barragán
A richly patterned textile-style image shows a winged mythical creature with a horse’s body and a human female head, adorned with elaborate jewelry and a headdress, set against a densely decorated floral background framed by ornate borders.

Oslo Museums Face the Contradictions in Their Collections

Curating should be an adaptive process rather than a thesis to prove, Solveig Øvstebø, director of the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, tells Observer.
By Naima Morelli
A booth installation view showing a long orange abstract painting, a row of black and red metal sculptures displayed on white plinths, a hanging mobile, a brightly colored geometric painting on the right wall and a mixed-media sculpture on a pedestal in the corner.

Abu Dhabi Art 2025 Stakes Out Its Vision Ahead of Frieze’s Takeover

By Elisa Carollo
The entrance of Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi, decorated with an ornate white gate installation and flanked by palm trees, during Abu Dhabi Art. Pink banners announce the fair’s November dates against the building’s geometric facade.

Frieze Expands to Abu Dhabi as the Gulf’s Cultural Ambitions Accelerate

By Elisa Carollo
Close-up view of the Zayed National Museum’s striking wing-shaped structures against a clear blue sky, inspired by the falcon, a national symbol of the UAE.

Inside the Vision for Abu Dhabi’s New Zayed National Museum

By Elisa Carollo
A poised woman in a black abaya and layered pearl necklace stands in front of an abstract light installation with curved golden rods.

Meet Huda Alkhamis-Kanoo, One of the Patrons Shaping the Future of Art in the UAE

By Elisa Carollo
Interior of the dome of the Louvre Abu Dhabi featuring a geometric latticework dome allowing light to filter through in patterns inspired by palm fronds.

How the Louvre Abu Dhabi’s Museographic Approach and the UAE’s Soft Power Strategy Line Up

By Elisa Carollo
Image of a old fortress

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

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

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
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
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