Abu Dhabi
The new Guggenheim Abu Dhabi 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 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 27-square-kilometer natural island will be a destination experience of rich depth and diversity, uncommon in our modern world. More
Also of Interest
Second Installment of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Talking Art Series
Taking place on September 24, 2012, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and Art from the Middle East: A Public Forum marked
the second event in the Guggenheim Abu
Dhabi Talking Art Series, a sequence of talks and panel discussions with artists, curators,
scholars and thinkers about key ideas informing the development of
the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.
Discover works in the collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Deutsche Guggenheim, and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Visit the Collection Online.