Louvre Abu Dhabi - Skip The Line Tickets

A spectacular museum city in the sea, Louvre Abu Dhabi is a sprawling cultural beacon that seeks to harmonize different cultures and celebrates the achievements of artists from all around the globe.

After 10 years of planning, 5 long years of delays, and billions of dollars spent, the Louvre Abu Dhabi, an outpost of the famed Louvre in Paris opened on November 8th, 2017 and is most sought after attraction in Abu Dhabi.

Jean Nouvel, a Pritzker Prize-winning French architect designed this archipelago at sea with a seamless blend of French design and Arabian heritage. Touted to be the largest art gallery in the Arabian Peninsula, Louvre showcases art from the Eastern and Western world, promoting cross-cultural integration.

This floating dome of light and shade is a really complex geometric pattern of 7,850 stars in eight different layers. When sunlight passes through this dome, it creates an alluring 'rain of light', inspired from the overlapping of palm trees in UAE’s oases. Walking through this serene promenade overlooking the lapis lazuli sea beneath this geometric dome is sure to transport you to another world.

A stimulating attraction for kids and adults alike, Louvre Abu Dhabi boasts a dazzling collection of artworks, artefacts and loans from France’s top museums. The collection here is symbolic of the entirety of human evolution, right from its prehistoric rarities to contemporary pieces of art.

Interesting Numbers

• The UAE Government has paid $464 million to use the word "Louvre" for the art gallery
• Louvre is home over 600 diverse artworks, 300 of which are on loan from France.

With your Skip the Line tickets, you can conveniently walk past the mile long queue and soak in generous views of the sea and Abu Dhabi's skyline on your way into the dome. Louvre comprises of 55 detached building housing art galleries, a children's museum, an exhibition, a boutique gift shop, a restaurant and a café.

Museum Galleries

The 12 museum galleries are chronologically arranged in an inspiring manner, narrating the story of humanity with an artistic filter. Through an incredible collection of art installations, each of these 12 chapters unveil commonalities that have existed through the history of humanity.

Exhibitions

Louvre hosts 4 temporary exhibitions every year. These exhibitions are the result of a unique collaboration between Abu Dhabi and France. In partnership with 13 French Museum partners, Louvre Abu Dhabi will bring together exemplary art for visitors of the Middle East.

Children's Museum

This specially designed section of Louvre hosts an array of family-focused exhibitions and interactive workshops in both English and Arabic. 'Experiential learning' is at the core of the Children's Museum and the aim is to inspire young minds by imbibing artistic techniques and ideas to their thinking patterns.

• Isis Lactans Group
• Virgin and Child
• Bactrian Princess
• Funeral Set of Princess Henuttawy
• Statue of Alexander the Great
• Dancing Shiva
• Leaf from the Blue Qur’an
• Head of Buddha
• Madonna and the Child
• Portrait of a Woman
• The Belvedere Apollo
• Horses of the Sun
• Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger
• The Good Samaritan
• Young Mother Playing a Samisen
• Game of Bezique
• Equestrian Portrait of Maharao Sheodan
• Oriental Bliss
• Fountain of Light

Please note:

Louvre Abu Dhabi will present 10,000 Years of Luxury, a groundbreaking exhibition that explores the history of luxury. Organized by Louvre Abu Dhabi, Musée des Arts Décoratifs and Agence France-Muséums, this exhibition, which will open on October 30, 2019, features approximately 350 objects including fashion, jewelry, visual art, furniture and design, and explores how luxury has been defined by diverse cultures from Antiquity to the present day. 10,000 Years of Luxury exemplifies Louvre Abu Dhabi’s 2019/2020 season, Changing Societies, which focuses on how culture and creativity reflect major shifts in civilizations. The exhibition considers luxury as a vehicle for understanding the social, economic and political circumstances of a specific time period, as well as how notions of value have evolved throughout history.