""They're going to be within that collection, but right next to them, you'll have amazing contemporary artists that maybe, unfortunately, the vast public don't know much about," said Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, promising that the new institution would be "a lot more than a museum," per a report in the National. "It's really a civic space. It's a place that brings people together with music, food, dance and, of course, contemporary art.""
"Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is designed by Frank Gehry, the starchitect who also designed the Guggenheim's history-making Bilbao museum; the institution is scheduled to open in 2026 on Saadiyat Island, the "Island of Happiness," a five-minute drive from downtown Abu Dhabi."
"It has been a long road to the new museum, as the Guggenheim announced plans for the Gulf museum some two decades ago. It was originally to open in 2012, before the opening was pushed back to 2017 and then, amidst further delays, some of which were due to the Covid-19 pandemic, to 2022-23."
The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi will open in 2026 and present Western giants such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Andy Warhol alongside lesser-known contemporary artists from Asia, Africa and the Arab world. The museum is designed by Frank Gehry and will be located on Saadiyat Island, a short drive from downtown Abu Dhabi. The institution will aim to function as a civic space combining exhibitions with music, food and dance. The new Guggenheim will join other cultural projects in Abu Dhabi amid a long development history and multiple postponements, including delays tied to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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