Abu Dhabi
The new Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Museum will be located in the Cultural District of Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Designed by internationally renowned architect Frank Gehry, the 450,000-square-foot museum will house its own major modern and contemporary art collection and present special exhibitions that will include works from the Guggenheim Foundation’s extensive collection. The museum, the largest Guggenheim in the world, will have global art, exhibitions, and education programs with particular focus on Middle Eastern contemporary art. The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Museum joins other leading international cultural institutions in the unprecedented creation of a vibrant cultural destination for visitors from around the world.
Saadiyat Island
Just 500 meters off the coast of Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island is poised to become a truly special place. The twenty-seven-square-kilometer natural island will be a destination experience of rich depth and diversity, uncommon in our modern world. More
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Abu Dhabi Developments
The Abu Dhabi Curatorial Advisory group, made up of ten of the most
significant curators and administrators from the region, and its
environs met in New York on July 24–26 for a discussion to help shape the
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Museum. The meeting proved to be enormously
valuable in understanding the potential promise of a major, global,
contemporary institution in the Middle East. Visit Foundation News for more information.
Ongoing
Saadiyat Cultural District Exhibition
An exhibition detailing the vision of the Saadiyat Cultural District opened as part of ongoing plans to raise awareness of the project and highlight the new museums to be built in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, including the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Museum.