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HISTORY & TRADITIONS - MUSEUMS
 Abu Dhabi to renovate key heritage sites
Posted on 14/01/2010
The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) is working to develop and renovate a number of museums and historic sites in the emirate.
Among them are the Sheikh Zayed Palace Museum, which is getting a much-needed ‘face-lift', and the new Muwaiji Palace and Sheikh Zayed the 1st museums now being developed in Al Jahili Fort in Al Ain.
"The Authority is mandated to conserve, protect and promote the cultural heritage of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi; we have a commitment to vernacular
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 Museum Fellowships set up for Emiratis
Posted on 31/12/2009
In order to help prepare Emiratis get into the profession as museum curators, educators and managers, the Emirates Foundation - one of the UAE's leading philanthropic institutions - has created the country's first-ever ‘Museum Fellowships'.
The fellowships, which will be offered to Emirati students who prove their abilities during a five-month Foundation Course and Workshops for Museum Professionals, was a follow-up on the ‘Museum Studies Scholarships' announced last October.
The Foundation
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 ‘Rain of light’ for Louvre Abu Dhabi
Posted on 18/11/2009
Inside a large warehouse on Saadiyat Island yesterday, Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan looked up in wonder. Sunbeams cut through the darkened space, hitting a section of wall in a bright, dappled pattern. "This is like poetry,” said Sheikh Sultan, the chairman of the Tourism Development & Investment Company. "You can see the rays very clearly. This shows it works. It can be done.”
He was pointing to a mock-up of the domed roof that will cover the Louvre Abu Dhabi, one of four museums
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 Mohammed bin Zayed opens Guggenheim Museum exhibition
Posted on 17/11/2009
HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces stressed yesterday that the United Arab Emirates under the leadership of President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is keen on opening up to the cultures and arts as part of its efforts to support the constructive relations of cooperation with various countries of the world.
Sheikh Mohammed was opening the Guggenheim Museum exhibition in Abu Dhabi, which is
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 Abu Dhabi to host The Guggenheim: The making of a museum
Posted on 11/11/2009
The exhibition The Guggenheim: The Making of a Museum (on view at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi 17 November 2009 - 4 February 2010) will offer audiences in the Emirates and the region an unprecedented experience of great art of the 20th century and to enliven that experience, the public programs designed for the exhibition will be equally exceptional. Outstanding museum leaders, artists, gallerists, collectors and educators will engage the public in conversations, lectures, workshops, tours and
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 Over 5,000 persons visit Talking Art: Louvre Abu Dhabi
Posted on 27/08/2009
After a widely reported opening on 26 May 2009, in the presence of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic, and following a subsequent extension of its showing to accommodate public demand, Talking Art: Louvre Abu Dhabi will close on 29 August.
Over the past three months, more than 5,000 visitors of all ages have visited Gallery One of
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 Louvre Abu Dhabi to conduct survey
Posted on 30/07/2009
The Louvre Abu Dhabi yesterday said it has begun a qualitative survey of potential audiences. The survey is being conducted in late July 2009 among visitors to the preview experience Talking Art: Louvre Abu Dhabi, which is currently being offered in Gallery One of Emirates Palace.
The initiative aims to help refine exhibitions, educational programmes and other services for future visitors. Eleven different focus groups are conducted among visitors to Talking Art: Louvre Abu Dhabi. Through
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 Zayed Museum gears up for major development
Posted on 26/07/2009
Tourism Development '&' Investment Company (TDIC), the developer of Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island Cultural District, today announced the signing of an agreement with the British Museum to provide expert advice and counsel on the development of the Zayed National Museum.
CEO of TDIC, Lee Tabler and Director of British Museum, Neil MacGregor, signed the agreement during a short ceremony attended by TDIC Chairman, Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Executive
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 Extra month for Louvre’s fully booked exhibition
Posted on 07/07/2009
An exhibition showing a taste of the artworks that will be displayed in Abu Dhabi's Louvre museum has been extended for a month after being fully booked since its opening.
Talking Art: Louvre Abu Dhabi at the Emirates Palace hotel will continue until August 29, the Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) said yesterday. Tours that take groups of about 30 around the exhibition twice a day have been "consistently booked”, it said.
"The public's response to [the exhibition] has been
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 Ruler of Sharjah opens Sharjah Maritime Museum
Posted on 08/06/2009
His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, opened yesterday the Sharjah Maritime Museum in presence of HH Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi.
The inauguration of the Sharjah Maritime Museum comes in line with the efforts of Sharjah emirate to focus on the marine life, which constitutes a main part of the heritage in the region.
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 Specialists laying groundwork for Abu Dhabi's Louvre museum
Posted on 31/05/2009
A team of experts from the famed Musée du Louvre in Paris are working on policies that will govern the management of Abu Dhabi's own Louvre museum that is expected to open in 2013.
"We are working on a policy just to give a start to the project. The French contribution for Louvre Abu Dhabi is mainly curatorial at the moment," said Laurence des Cars, Chief Curator and Head of Curatorial Department at Agence France-Muséums told Gulf News.
Des Cars leads a team of experts overseeing the Abu
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 Sharjah museum hosts rare calligraphy show
Posted on 30/05/2009
Dozens of exquisite calligraphic works, some dating back to the ninth century, that have gone on display at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization give visitors insights on key periods of Islamic history.
Over 90 Islamic calligraphy artworks are currently on display at the museum, which is located in Al Majarrah area, along Corniche Street.
The exhibition, titled: 'Eternal letters: From the Abdul Rahman Al Owais Islamic Calligraphy Collection,' will continue until September 26 and
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 Museum’s goal: ‘universality of art’
Posted on 28/05/2009
The Abu Dhabi Louvre will be "beyond censorship” and embrace openness, the government authority developing Saadiyat Island said yesterday, answering concerns that nudes or controversial works would not be displayed when the gallery opens in 2013.
The first 29 masterpieces to be housed in the new Louvre went on display in the capital this week, aimed at giving the public a sense of the museum's universal spirit, said Rita Aoun-Abdo, director of the Tourism Development and Investment Company
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 Sarkozy, Mohammed bin Zayed inaugurate preview of Louvre Abu Dhabi
Posted on 27/05/2009
On the occasion of a state visit by Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic, His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and President Sarkozy yesterday inaugurated a preview experience of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the first universal museum in the Middle East. The event took place as part of a celebration to mark the commencement of construction of the museum.
The preview, titled Talking Art:
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 Sarkozy: France proud to team up with UAE on Louvre Abu Dhabi
Posted on 27/05/2009
President Nicholas Sarkozy of France has praised the UAE's forward looking model, saying that his country was proud to be part of the ambitious project to set up Louvre Abu Dhabi.
This came during a speech delivered yesterday at the Emirates Palace Hotel, following a ceremony held to celebrate beginning of construction works for the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
"With deep admiration for the people of UAE, and for their leaders who believe, as we do, that the arts lie at the very heart of civilization,
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