A Day Out at Louvre Abu Dhabi
A Day Out at Louvre Abu Dhabi
- After the long-awaited opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi on 11th November, 2017, families will be able to plan a full day out visiting the iconic museum
- Highlights to look forward to at Louvre Abu Dhabi are the Children’s Museum and a full guided tour of the facility
- There is a specially designed ‘My First Visit to Louvre Abu Dhabi’ tour that families and all visitors will be able to enjoy
- The museum’s collection, which includes 620 permanent works, is organised in 12 different galleries that intend to tell the tale of humanity
- Louvre Abu Dhabi is part of a thirty-year agreement between the city of Abu Dhabi and the French government, taking its name from the original Louvre in Paris
- Louvre Abu Dhabi will be the first of three museums to be completed and opened on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi
- Entry to Louvre Abu Dhabi is free for children below 13 years, and AED 30 for youngsters aged 13-22, and AED 60 for adults over 22
- Members of Louvre Abu Dhabi’s loyalty programme, journalists, visitors with specials needs and their companions will get free entry
- Some of the first artefacts on display at Louvre Abu Dhabi include an ancient statue of the Sphinx and 13 fragments of a frieze detailing Surah Al Hashr from the Quran
