cultural district

Louvre Abu Dhabi is the first universal museum in the Arab world and the only Louvre branch outside Paris, opened in 2017 on Saadiyat Island. Jean Nouvel's 180-metre dome filters sunlight into the signature "rain of light" effect over 23 cross-cultural galleries. This guide covers the architecture, the collection, ticketing and getting there from Dubai or central Abu Dhabi.

The Saadiyat Beach run combines a 3 km paved waterfront path with views of the Arabian Gulf and the Louvre Abu Dhabi dome on the horizon. Saadiyat Island's cultural district makes this one of the more architectural running routes in the UAE.