Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi
Project: Louvre Museum
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Industry: Commercial
Developer: AsoLouvre JV
Consultant/Architect: Buro Happold, Pascall+Watson, MERO-TSK
Value: USD 58 million (AED 213 Million)
The Louvre Abu Dhabi is a planned museum, to be located in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This is part of a thirty-year agreement between the city of Abu Dhabi and the French government. The museum is to be located on the Saadiyat Island Cultural District and will be approximately 24,000 square metres (260,000 sq ft) in size.
The permanent collection will occupy 6,000 square metres (65,000 sq ft), and the temporary exhibitions will take place over 2,000 square metres (22,000 sq ft).