Trip to UAE

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Dubai

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The three emirates of Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and Dubai play a pivotal role in the global art scene.

Oil-producing Abu Dhabi is actively involved in museum expansion, inviting major museum brands and starchitects to cooperate. A branch of the Louvre, designed by Jean Nouvel, is already operating on the artificial Saadiyat Island, with the local Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Frank Gehry’s most anticipated long-term project, due to open soon. Sharjah is an outpost of contemporary art, with Sharjah Art Foundation offering regular exhibitions by renowned artists and playing host to a biennial. The UAE’s financial center Dubai is home to the Art Dubai fair, which brings together Middle Eastern art players and heavyweights such as Perrotin and Galleria Continua.

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