An entire district on Saadiyat Island will be devoted to culture and the arts. Unprecedented in scale and scope, Saadiyat Cultural District will be a center for global culture, drawing local, regional, and international visitors with unique exhibitions, permanent collections, productions, and performances. Its iconic institutions will be housed in buildings constituting a statement of the finest architecture at the beginning of the 21st century.

The key institutions are:

Zayed National Museum - the national museum of the United Arab Emirates, telling the story of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, his unification of the UAE, the history of the region and its cultural connections across the world

Louvre Abu Dhabi - the first universal museum in the Arab world, designed to house the aesthetic expressions of different civilizations and cultures, from the most ancient to the most contemporary

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi - a transnational platform for global contemporary art and culture that will present the most important artistic achievements of our time

Performing Arts Center - the home of a multiplicity of genres and traditions of music, dance and theater

Maritime Museum - a testament to the Arabian Gulf's maritime heritage

For more information, visit the official Web sites for Saadiyat Island and Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC).