City of Culture

Abu Dhabi is currently developing a cultural capital (estimated to be worth about $27 billion dollars) to be built in a “cultural district” on Saadiyat island in the Gulf. Those spearheading the project want art to draw in a tourist crowd.

The Louvre Abu Dhabi will be one of five museums, including a Guggenheim contemporary art museum taking its name from its New York parent,. The island will also boast a vast complex of luxury hotels, golf courses, marinas and private villas for some 150,000 people, set for completion in 2018