{"id":261297,"date":"2025-11-04T05:31:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T05:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/261297\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T05:31:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T05:31:10","slug":"middle-easts-louvre-museum-celebrates-amid-heist-aftermath-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/261297\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle East\u2019s Louvre Museum Celebrates Amid Heist Aftermath in Paris\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

As attention focuses on a high-profile heist at the Louvre in Paris<\/a>, Louvre Abu Dhabi is marking eight years since its opening with a planned late-night celebration.<\/p>\n

Why It Matters<\/p>\n

Hailed by French President Emmanuel Macron as a bridge between civilizations, Louvre Abu Dhabi<\/a> has welcomed millions of visitors since opening in 2017, showcased more than 600 artworks from around the world and hosted exhibitions in collaboration with international institutions.<\/p>\n

\"\"What To Know<\/p>\n

In 2007, an agreement between France and the United Arab Emirates set the project in motion. Jean Nouvel, an award-winning French architect, designed the museum\u2014blending modern architecture with Arabic design elements. <\/p>\n

The museum\u2019s dome, made of over 7,800 star-shaped panels, creates a \u201crain of light\u201d effect, letting sunlight filter through in a lattice pattern across the galleries, according to Architectural Digest\u2019s online platform.<\/p>\n

Louvre Abu Dhabi\u2019s collection spans civilizations and eras, featuring ancient Egyptian artifacts, Mesopotamian and Persian objects, Greek and Roman sculptures, Islamic manuscripts and ceramics, Asian Buddhist and Indian artworks, and European paintings and sculptures from the Renaissance to the 19th century, with about 300 pieces on loan from French museums supplementing its collection.<\/p>\n

Louvre Abu Dhabi announced in March 2024 that it had surpassed 5 million visitors since its grand opening in 2017.<\/p>\n

For its 2025\u201126 season, Louvre Abu Dhabi plans to present exhibitions on the medieval Mamluk sultanate, contemporary artists from the region and Japan, and Picasso\u2014the latter in collaboration with Mus\u00e9e National Picasso\u2011Paris.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, French authorities in Paris are investigating and interrogating suspects<\/a> after a group of intruders took less than eight minutes to steal eight pieces of the French crown jewels, valued at roughly $102 million, on October 19.<\/p>\n

What People Are Saying<\/p>\n

Manuel Rabat\u00e9, the director of Louvre Abu Dhabi, said in May, according to the Abu Dhabi Media Office: \u201cThis season, we are proud to present a compelling dialogue between Eastern and Western artistic traditions, showcasing masterpieces that celebrate cultural heritage and innovation. Through these exhibitions, we reaffirm the museum\u2019s role as a space for meaningful exchange, fostering a deeper appreciation of artistic expression across different cultures and time periods.\u201d<\/p>\n

French President Emmanuel Macron said in a speech during the museum\u2019s inauguration in 2017, translated from French: \u201cThat this museum has emerged in Abu Dhabi holds great significance for France; today you are at the epicenter of a world whose globalization is accelerating. You are the neural point where the Western and Eastern worlds meet. You are oriented as much toward Europe as toward the Arab world, India, and China. You hold this point of balance between the European, African, and Asian continents.\u201d<\/p>\n

Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov wrote on X on October 21: \u201cNot at all surprised by the Louvre heist. It\u2019s another sad sign of the decline of a once great country\u2014where the government has perfected the art of distracting people with phantom threats instead of confronting the real ones.\u201d <\/p>\n

He added: \u201cHappy to buy the stolen jewelry and donate it back to the Louvre. I mean Louvre Abu Dhabi, of course; no one steals from Louvre Abu Dhabi.\u201d<\/p>\n

What Happens Next<\/p>\n

Louvre Abu Dhabi is scheduled to host a late-night \u201cNight at the Museum\u201d event on November 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As attention focuses on a high-profile heist at the Louvre in Paris, Louvre Abu Dhabi is marking eight…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261298,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[944,449,458,459,64,63,460,134,151833,12241,21815,2591,136173],"class_list":{"0":"post-261297","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-abu-dhabi","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-artsanddesign","12":"tag-au","13":"tag-australia","14":"tag-design","15":"tag-entertainment","16":"tag-heist","17":"tag-middle-east","18":"tag-museum","19":"tag-paris","20":"tag-the-louvre"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}