The Louvre Abu Dhabi has finally opened its doors a decade after the agreement between the French and Emirati governments was signed to establish the mega-museum on Saadiyat Island. [...]
An underwhelming entrance via a nondescript car park might be improved in years to come by an adjoining garden. “It should appear in a few years,” Nouvel said, adding that this was dependent on funding.
— The Art Newspaper
The video above shows the installation of Giuseppe Penone’s sculpture ‘Leaves of Light’ and the beautiful movement of the spots of light coming through the structure's massive dome.
Also watch Jean Nouvel describe his design for the "first universal museum in the Arab world" in a brief video interview here.
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Extremely wasteful project created for masturbating the Arabs
I'm surprised Alexander hasn't deleted my comment yet
u can't masturbate a third party
I wonder how much it costs to maintain that pool of water in Abu Dhabi?
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