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Abu Dhabi's £1 billion Louvre museum finally opens after decade-long wait — take a look inside

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Louvre Abu Dhabi just opened 10 years after the project was announced in 2007.

The art museum, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, cost over £1 billion to make.

Abu Dhabi is renting the name "Louvre" for 30 years andy paid France £399 million to do so.

They also loaned 300 artworks from France, which cost £571 million.

Just like Paris, the museum has a Da Vinci portrait,"La Belle Ferronniere," which is also on loan.

There are more than 620 pieces and artefacts on display including Degas, Van Gogh, Monet, and Picasso. There's also a Napoleon painting from Jacques-Louis David.

Only 235 pieces are from the museum's own collection. Loans come from 13 French museums like Pompidou, Musee d’Orsay, and Versailles.

Produced by Claudia Romeo

 

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