Louvre Abu Dhabi

Louvre Abu Dhabi was opened in 2017 on Saadiyat island in Abu Dhabi.

On an area of ​​24 thousand square meters, you will see more than 300 exhibits of Parisian Louvre, Georges Pompidou Center, as well as Versailles. All of them are leased for 30 years. The masterpieces of da Vinci, Picasso, Matisse, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Monet, Manet, Magritte, and many others are shown here. In addition, the museum has thematic halls where cultural objects from different countries are exhibited: China, India, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and others.

Since the main mission of the museum is to unite the cultures of the east and west, the museum has 12 rooms that tell the story of mankind from the first settlements to the present day. The halls display expositions telling about the history of religion, culture, trade, and science.

The museum building itself is a piece of modern art. Louvre Abu Dhabi was designed in such a way that visitors get the impression that the museum is located in the middle of the open sea and in the open air, so the building has a huge number of water channels, and the thing of special pride is the openwork dome through which the light bizarrely falls on the floor. Trunks of trees planted in the building stretch towards the dome, so it seems that the dome is made of intertwined branches that create marvelous patterns. The architect's name is Jean Nouvel, winner of the Pritzker Prize, a kind of Nobel Prize in architecture.

In the near future, they plan to build a branch of the Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art and the Sheikh Zayed Historical Museum.

Louvre Abu Dhabi opening hours and prices

The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday, Monday is a day off. On Thursday and Friday the museum is open from 10.00 to 22.00, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from 10.00 to 20.00

The cost of visiting is $17, for people under 22 about $8, and for children under 13 the admission is free. Tickets can be purchased at the museum box office or online.

The most interesting tours of the Louvre Abu Dhabi

Choose Full Day Abu Dhabi City Tour With Louvre Museum Tickets for $93 to enjoy the Abu Dhabi highlights - Sheikh Zayed Mosque and Yas Island, views of Emirates Palace and the Corniche, Louvre Abu Dhabi masterpieces, and a stroll around the Date Market.

Pick Abu Dhabi Tour: Sheik Zayed Mosque, Emirates Palace With Louvre Museum for $65 to see the city’s most popular landmarks in the UAE’s capital city including the Abu Dhabi Date Market, Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi, and Ferrari World Theme Park. Hotel pickup and drop-off in Dubai and entrance to the Louvre Museum is included. 

How to get to the Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi

You can get here by taxi or by bus number 94. The bus travels along the route Dhafeer Street - Abu Dhabi Bus Station - Hamdan Street - Saadiyat Island - Louvre Abu Dhabi. The fare is $0.5.

If you are coming here from Dubai, choose Full-Day Tour of Abu Dhabi City From Dubai, Day Trip for $60 without entering the museum, or Full-Day Small-Group Abu Dhabi Louvre and Grand Mosque Tour from Dubai for $109. The transfer is included in the price.

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