Sarkozy will attend the ceremony of laying the foundations of the Louvre Abu Dhabi
The new museum promises to open no later than 2012
On Monday, the capital of United Arab Emirates came French President Nicolas Sarkozy (Nicolas Sarkozy). The main purpose of his visit - the solemn opening of the first French military base in the Middle East. The President will also participate in the ceremony of laying the foundation branch of the Louvre. The event will be held May 27.
in Abu Dhabi will set up an exhibition where you can see works of art purchased for the new museum. Rather, their number will «Composition in blue, red, yellow and black» Piet Mondrian (Piet Mondrian), acquired for 21.5 million euros for the sale of the collection of Yves Saint Laurent (Yves Saint-Laurent) and Pierre Berger (Pierre Bergé) in February this year.
In April, a meeting was held in Paris, where organizers of the project from France and the Emirates. The representatives of Agence France-Muséum (French organization created specifically to work on the new Louvre Museum) show colleagues from Abu Dhabi series of works from which they can select items for the future of the museum. These include the XVIII century tapestry produced at the famous factory of Beauvais, as well as the Gothic sculpture and Limoges enamels.
In March 2007, the government of Jacques Chirac (Jacques Chirac) has signed with Abu Dhabi contract, which stated that the main theme of the exposition will be a new Louvre dialogue of civilizations and visitors should be given the opportunity to compare the artifacts of different cultures and different historical epochs. That is, the museum will be exhibited works of art from all over the world. Senior officials of the Organization for Tourism Development and Investment, which is involved in this project in Abu Dhabi, attended lectures on the history of art in the local branch of the French Sorbonne.
expected that the branch of the Louvre will open no later than 2012. The museum will be located in a building designed by «star architect» Nouvelles Jean (Jean Nouvel) - author of the Arab World Institute in Paris. The project cost is estimated at 83-108 million euros.
Over 30 years of Emirate of Abu Dhabi will pay Agence France-Muséum 1 billion euro (1.6 billion dollars). These funds will go to the French museums, providing exhibits and/or services to the new Louvre. Already aware that the «big brother» museum in Abu Dhabi will receive 40 per cent.
Material prepared Yulia Maksimova, AI
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