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Buying Culture; By luring Western institutions like the Louvre and Yale, Abu Dhabi aims to become a global arts center.
Byline: Zvika Krieger
Tough negotiations are nothing new to Jean d'Haussonville. The special adviser to France's Foreign Ministry has represented Paris in major negotiations with both the EU and NATO in recent years. But nothing prepared him for the high-stakes deal he struggled to hammer out over the past year and a half: an unprecedented agreement to open a branch of the Louvre in Abu Dhabi, the tiny capital of the United Arab Emirates. Persuading his compatriots to part with a portion of their cultural heritage was no easy matter; founded by Napoleon in the 18th century, the home of the Venus de Milo and the Mona Lisa had never before established a presence ...
- Louvre Abu Dhabi's preview experience, a popular and critical success, open for...
- Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba August 26, 2009 700+ words
Louvre Abu Dhabi's preview experience, a popular...open for final weekTalking Art: Louvre Abu Dhabi Concludes on August 29,Having Surpassed...accommodate public demand, Talking Art: Louvre Abu Dhabi will close on 29 August. Over the...
- Louvre Abu Dhabi's preview experience, a popular and critical success, open for...
- News wire article from: Albawaba.com August 26, 2009 700+ words
...showing to accommodate public demand, Talking Art: Louvre Abu Dhabi will close on 29 August. Over the past three months...for this 90-minute preview experience of the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Louvre Abu Dhabi's preview experience, a popular and...
- Abu Dhabi celebrates groundreaking of Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi.
- News wire article from: WAM - United Arab Emirates News Agency May 26, 2009 700+ words
...start of construction on the Louvre Abu Dhabi- the first universal museum...which will be placed in the Louvre Abu Dhabi at a future date. Sheikh Mohammed...new preview experience of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, being presented through 2...
- Sarkozy, Mohammed bin Zayed inaugurate preview of Louvre Abu Dhabi.
- News wire article from: WAM - United Arab Emirates News Agency May 26, 2009 700+ words
...a preview experience of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the first universal museum...preview, titled Talking Art: Louvre Abu Dhabi, will reveal for the first time the concept of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, with works from the Louvre...
- Over 5,000 persons visit Talking Art: Louvre Abu Dhabi.
- News wire article from: WAM - United Arab Emirates News Agency August 26, 2009 700+ words
...public demand, Talking Art: Louvre Abu Dhabi will close on 29 August. Over...minute preview experience of the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Presented by Tourism Development...Investment Company, Talking Art: Louvre Abu Dhabi has featured a brief film about...
- Louvre Abu Dhabi museum project launched.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. May 26, 2009 700+ words
Louvre Abu Dhabi museum project launched Dubai, May...marking the start of construction of 'Louvre Abu Dhabi'. They also inaugurated an exhibition on "Talking Art: Louvre Abu Dhabi", which reveals for the first time...
- Louvre Abu Dhabi surveys the public to help the museum serve future visitors.
- News wire article from: Albawaba.com July 29, 2009 700+ words
...services for future visitors to the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the planning team for the...preview experience Talking Art: Louvre Abu Dhabi, which is currently being offered...Gallery One of Emirates Palace. Louvre Abu Dhabi surveys the public to help the...
- Louvre Abu Dhabi Fair Extended on Demand.
- Newspaper article from: Khaleej Times (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) July 19, 2009 700+ words
...celebrate the groundbreaking of Louvre Abu Dhabi museum on Sadyiat island, the...Investment Company (TDIC), Louvre Abu Dhabi has been extended due to popular...sessions of the "Talking Art: Louvre Abu Dhabi", which are guided tours available...
