Louvre Abu Dhabi's Universal Museum Concept and Brazilian Art Exhibitions Across São Paulo
Inaugurated in the UAE, the Louvre Abu Dhabi represents an investment exceeding $1.3 billion, which includes $525 million for brand rights and $750 million for a loan of 300 artworks from France. The museum's dome is adorned with 7,850 stars and encompasses 26 structures built on landfill using 503,000 cubic meters of sand. Its permanent exhibition features 12 galleries across 8,600 square meters, with thematic displays such as motherhood. Director Souraya Noujaim emphasized the importance of integrated planning. Notably, the museum purchased Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi for $450 million, although it has not yet been exhibited; La Belle Ferronière is part of the loan collection. Concurrently, São Paulo hosts exhibitions, including MASP's textile showcase until August 2.
Key facts
- Louvre Abu Dhabi cost over $1.3 billion
- Dome has 7,850 stars and 180-meter diameter
- Permanent exhibition has 12 galleries and 8,600 m²
- Acquired Salvator Mundi for $450 million
- MASP hosts Claudia Alarcón & Silät until August 2
- IMS shows women's photobooks until August 2
- Frestas Trienal has 188 works until August 16
- Langsdorff exhibition runs until June 26 at BBM-USP
Entities
Artists
- Claudia Alarcón
- Lázaro Roberto
- Julio Bittencourt
- Ivald Granato
- Felipe Rezende
- Andrea Brazil
- Darks Miranda
- Flávia Metzler
- Ivan Cardoso
- Yuli Yamagata
- Marlene Barros
- Thalita Hamaoui
- Rafael Hayashi
- Rogério Medeiros
- Flavia Renault
- Belony Ferreira
- Paulo Pedro Leal
- Montez Magno
- Mari Ra
- Zé di Cabeça
- Fabio Miguez
- Adenor Gondim
- Nuno Ramos
- Marcos Amaro
- Anna Atkins
- Elizabeth B. Brownell
- Eslanda Cardozo Goode Robeson
- Annette Messager
- Angèle Etoundi Essamba
- Hiromix
- Claudia Andujar
- Maureen Bisilliat
- Gretta Sarfaty
- Vilma Slomp
- Claudia Jaguaribe
- Anna Mariani
- Stefania Bril
- Francisco Brennand
- José Cláudio
- Jean Nouvel
- Souraya Noujaim
- Jean-François Charnier
- Luciara Ribeiro
- Naine Terena
- Khadyg Fares
- Guilherme Wisnik
- Daniela Thomas
- Betânia Pinheiro
- Adriano Pedrosa
- Laura Cosendey
- Moacir dos Anjos
- Maria Alice Milliet
- Catalina Bergues
- Claudio Cretti
- José Augusto Ribeiro
- Ayrson Heráclito
- Rodrigo Moura
- Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff
- Ludwig Riedel
- Néster Rubtsov
- Aimé-Adrien Taunay
- Hercule Florence
- Wilhelmine von Langsdorff
- Alberto Henschel
Institutions
- Louvre Abu Dhabi
- MASP
- IMS - Instituto Moreira Salles
- Sesc Sorocaba
- CAIXA Cultural São Paulo
- Biblioteca Brasiliana Guita e José Mindlin - USP
- DAN Galeria
- Itaú Cultural
- Casa de Cultura do Parque
- Galeria Nara Roesler
- Carmo Johnson Projects
- FAMA Museu
- Galeria Galatea Salvador
- Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Belo Horizonte
- Simões de Assis
- NONADA SP
- Galeria Estúdio Reverso
- Fonte
- Agência de Museus da França
- 10×10 Photobooks
- Instituto Hercule Florence
- Documenta Pantanal
- Centro Maria Antônia da USP
- Getty Research Institute
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Rijksmuseum
- New York Public Library
- Ilê Asipá
- Centro de Pesquisa e Formação do Sesc
Locations
- Abu Dhabi
- United Arab Emirates
- Paris
- France
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Sorocaba
- Salvador
- Bahia
- Belo Horizonte
- Minas Gerais
- Rio de Janeiro
- Vitória
- Espírito Santo
- Itu
- Porto Feliz
- New York
- United States
- Los Angeles
- Madrid
- Spain
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- La Puntana
- Argentina
- Gran Chaco
- Paraguay
- Algarve
- Portugal
- Santo Antônio da Patrulha
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Recife
- Pernambuco
- Olinda
- Milan
- Italy
- Mumbai
- India
- Pequim
- China
- Jacarta
- Indonesia
- Tóquio
- Japan
- Aveiro
- Miami
- Fortaleza
- Ceará