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Maritime Museum
their triangular lateen sails, will float over the voids of the interior space and there will also be an enormous underground aquarium.
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Frank Gehry's concept for the 450,000 square-foot Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is designed to accommodate approximately 40,000 square metres of exhibition space. It will feature permanent collections, galleries for special exhibitions, a centre for art and technology, a children's art education facility, archives, a library and research centre, and state-of-the-art conservation laboratory. Four storeys of central core galleries are laid out around a courtyard, with two more rings of galleries spanning out from the core. The third ring is for larger galleries with exposed lighting and special systems. The Guggenheim is slated to open in 2013.
Louvre Abu Dhabi
The acquisition of the brand name Louvre for Abu Dhabi was a result of some high-level diplo- matic negotiations between the Abu Dhabi and French governments: the parties have struck an unprecedented 30-year cultural accord, which provides for long-term loans from the Louvre and other major museums in France. French museums will contribute their expertise and assistance to acquire an Abu Dhabi art collection during the next decade, and help organise educational programmes and art conferences in the UAE capital.
The Louvre Abu Dhabi will exhibit archae- ological works and art from all periods, but mainly classical pieces. The Louvre France will host a floor of galleries dedicated to the late UAE President, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
Performing Arts Centre Designed by Zaha Hadid, the 62-metre high building will feature five theatres, a music hall, concert hall, opera house, drama theatre and a flexible theatre with a combined seating capacity for 6,300 Ð 1,100 more than London's Royal Albert Hall.
The concert hall sits above the lower four theatres, allowing daylight into its interior and allowing for dramatic views of the sea and city skyline.
All of the performance areas will face westwards towards the water. The Perform- ing Arts Area will stretch from the Maritime Museum to the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.
Maritime Museum
The Maritime Museum, designed by Japan's Tadao Ando, takes its inspiration from Abu Dhabi's natural surroundings, landscape and maritime traditions. Its ship-like interior will have floating decks, which will guide visitors through the exhibition space. Dhows, with
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Sheikh Zayed National Museum Foster + Partners Ltd, one of the UK's leading architectural firms, won the tender to design the Sheikh Zayed National Museum after an international competition process that took seven months to award the contract. The museum will honour the legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the former UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi. The Sheikh Zayed National Museum will feature galleries individually devoted to UAE heritage, the environment, transforma- tion of the emirates, unity through leadership, and education. The museum will also include an education centre, theatre, shops, cafŽ and visitor services area.
Performing Arts Centre, Saadiyat Island
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