Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
| Guggenheim Abu Dhabi | |
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A computer generated image of the planned Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
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| General information | |
| Type | Art museum |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| Location | Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| Coordinates | 24°32′22.25″N 54°23′56.25″E / 24.5395139°N 54.3989583°ECoordinates: 24°32′22.25″N 54°23′56.25″E / 24.5395139°N 54.3989583°E |
| Cost | US$200 million (estimated) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect |
Frank Gehry Adamson Associates (Executive Architect) |
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| Official Site | |
The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is a planned museum, to be located in Abu Dhabi, UAE. On July 8, 2006, the city of Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, announced it had signed an agreement with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in New York City to build a 30,000-square-metre (320,000 sq ft) Guggenheim Museum on Saadiyat Island. Upon completion, it is planned to be the largest of the Guggenheim museums. Architect Frank Gehry is designing the building. Work on the site began in 2011 but was soon suspended. As of 2017, no completion date is available. The museum collection is planned to reflect Islamic and middle-eastern culture.
The museum is part of a larger complex of arts and cultural institutions that is being built on Saadiyat Island intended to appeal to international tourists.
The museum will be located on Saadiyat Island, just offshore of the city of Abu Dhabi. The island's Cultural District will house the largest cluster of world-class cultural assets in Abu Dhabi. The building is part of a massive project to "create an exhibition space intended to turn this once-sleepy desert city along the Persian Gulf into an international arts capital and tourist destination." Former Guggenheim director Thomas Krens indicated that "The Middle East is one of the world's most important emerging regions in terms of contemporary culture."
The facilities planned for the island are to include: the Zayed National Museum, designed by United Kingdom-based construction company Foster and Partners under the direction of Lord Norman Foster; the Louvre Abu Dhabi art museum designed by Jean Nouvel; a performing arts centre designed by Zaha Hadid; a New York University campus, a maritime museum with concept design by Tadao Ando and a number of arts pavilions.
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