Louvre Abu Dhabi Collection
Louvre Abu Dhabi focuses on cross-cultural interactions: the stories of human creativity that transcend individual cultures or civilisations, times or places. The museum’s growing collection of treasures includes important artworks and artefacts spanning the entirety of human history around the world. It encompasses all categories of art, bringing together all types of material artistic expression from the past to the present, covering ancient archaeological finds, objects, sculptures, paintings and contemporary installations from all over the globe.
Highlights of the collection
Exhibitions
Current Exhibitions
Kings and Queens of Africa: Forms and Figures of Power
Exhibition
For the first time in the UAE and the region, a new exhibition, Kings and Queens of Africa: Forms and Figures of Power, in collaboration with the musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, offers an exceptional glimpse into the lives of Africa’s most revered and powerful figures. Explore masterfully designed royal attire, sacred symbols of spiritual influence, and much more.
Art Here
Richard Mille Art Prize
For the fifth edition of Art Here, Louvre Abu Dhabi has called all contemporary artists based in the GCC and Japan, the award is also open to artists based in MENA and connected to the GCC, working in sculpture and installations suitable for its outdoor spaces, to become part of its universal story. In collaboration with Richard Mille, Louvre Abu Dhabi aims to support art practitioners by giving them a central platform for expression in Art Here 2025.
The Children's Museum
Picturing the Cosmos
Welcome to the Children's Museum at Louvre Abu Dhabi! Get ready for an out-of-this-world adventure as we unveil our latest exhibition, 'Picturing the Cosmos', an interstellar journey that spans three awe-inspiring floors, transporting young visitors straight into the depths of space.
Architecture
An environmental micro-climate
The product of architect Jean Nouvel’s unique vision, Louvre Abu Dhabi was constructed as the heart of a new urban quarter for the United Arab Emirates’ capital city. A symphony in concrete, water and the subtle play of reflected light, its design was inspired by the region’s rich architectural traditions and the museum’s unique location at the point where the Arabian sky meets the sands of Saadiyat Island and the waters of the Arabian Gulf.
