Watch | Art With Bazaar: Visit Louvre Abu Dhabi With Us

Bazaar’s Ayesha Shehmir interviews Director of Louvre Abu Dhabi, Manuel Rabaté, and takes us on a tour of the museum

Louvre Abu Dhabi, the first universal museum in the Arab world, continues to welcome visitors from around the globe. Since its inauguration in 2017, the Abu Dhabi museum has significantly contributed to the region’s rapidly evolving art and culture scene, showcasing both ancient and contemporary artworks.

During this exclusive tour, Ayesha Shehmir speaks to Director of Louvre Abu Dhabi, Manuel Rabaté, about the evolution of the museum, its role in expanding art education, and the place of contemporary art in a universal story of human creativity.

Mariam Al Dhaheri, Curatorial Assistant at Louvre Abu Dhabi, also takes us on a tour through some of the masterpieces of the museum’s permanent collection, including a special work that has recently arrived from Musée du Louvre, leaving the Paris museum for the very first time.

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Videography by Sarath Saseendran and Nishad Saidmohammed, Threads Media Production