Guggenheim Abu Dhabi

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Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
A computer-generated image of the future Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
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General information
Architectural styleModern
LocationSaadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi
Completed2011
CostUS$200 million (estimated)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Frank Gehry
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The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is a planned museum, to be located in Abu Dhabi, UAE. On July 8, 2006, the city of Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, announced it had signed an agreement with the New York-based Guggenheim Foundation to build a 30,000 square metres (320,000 sq ft) Guggenheim museum.[1] Frank Gehry is to design it, with completion expected in 2011.[2]

Location

Saadiyat Island's Cultural District will house the largest single cluster of world-class cultural assets in Abu Dhabi.[3] These will include: the Sheikh Zayed National Museum, to be designed by United Kingdom-based construction compamy Foster and Partners under the direction of Lord Norman Foster; the Louvre Abu Dhabi art museum; a performing arts centre designed by Zaha Hadid; a maritime museum with concept design by Tadao Ando and a number of arts pavillions.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).

Design

Frank Gehry’s concept for the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Museum, which at 320,000 square feet will be the world’s largest Guggenheim museum, is designed to accommodate approximately 130,000 square feet (12,000 m2) of exhibition space.[4]

The centre core galleries are laid out to form a courtyard. Galleries of various heights and sizes will be placed one on top of another to create four floors. These will be classical contemporary galleries, completely air conditioned with skylights where possible and a sophisticated lighting system.

The next ring of galleries surrounding the core then radiating out of the centre will be larger galleries in a variety of shapes, and less formally constructed, for special installations. The third ring of larger galleries will be less finished and more like raw industrial space with exposed lighting and systems.[5][4]

"It was clear from the beginning that this had to be a new invention. The landscape, the opportunity, the requirement, to build something that people all over the world would come to and the possible resource to accomplish it opened tracks that were not likely to be considered anywhere else. The site itself, virtually on the water or close to the water on all sides, in a desert landscape with the beautiful sea and the light quality of the place suggested some of the direction."[4]

— Frank Gehry

Dimensions

The toatl area of the museum wil be 30,000 square metres (320,000 sq ft), making it the largest Guggenheim in the world. The permanent artwork collection will occupy a total area of 9,474 square metres (101,980 sq ft). The special exhibitions will be allocated 3,395 square metres (36,540 sq ft), and the proposed education centre will have a total area of 513 square metres (5,520 sq ft). The rest of the museum will be over an area of 16,618 square metres (178,870 sq ft).[6]

Artwork

The museum will form its own major collection of contemporary art and will also exhibit masterworks from the Guggenheim Foundation’s global collections.[7] All works to go on display at the museum will "respect Abu Dhabi's culture and national and Islamic heritage," the foundation said in a statement. "Our objective is not to be confrontational, but to be engaged in a cultural exchange," said Thomas Krens when asked how the boldness of contemporary art can be reconciled with conservative Muslim values.[8][9] "The Guggenheim implicitly regards all contemporary cultures and their traditions as potential partners in the field of aesthetic discourse - we are both respectful of difference and excited by it," he said. "We also believe that the Middle East is one of the world's most important emerging regions in terms of contemporary culture."[10]

Facilities

The museum will include galleries for permanent collections, galleries for special exhibitions, a Department of Architecture and Design, a Center for Art and Technology, children’s education facilities, archives, library and research centre and a state-of-the-art conservation laboratory.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Krane, Jim (July 8, 2006). "Guggenheim to Build Museum in Abu Dhabi". CBS News. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
  2. ^ Guggenheim Foundation and Abu Dhabi Plan Museum There, by Carol Vogel, article in The New York Times, July 9, 2006 accessed July 14, 2006
  3. ^ "French Culture Minister heads delegation to UAE capital to seal Louvre Abu Dhabi operating framework". AME Info. 7 January – 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ a b c "Ando, Gehry, Hadid, and Nouvel". Arcspace.com. February 5 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-01. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Abu Dhabi Guggenheim Museum, United Arab Emirates". designbuild-network.com. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  6. ^ a b "Museum of modern and contemporary art". Nafas Art Magazine. 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  7. ^ "Abu Dhabi to bulild Gehry-designed Guggenheim museum" (PDF). Guggenheim.org. July 8 2006. Retrieved 2008-09-24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Guggenheim in UAE with no Nudes?". July 10 2006. Retrieved 2008-09-30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Guggenheim to build museum in Abu Dhabi". The Guardian. July 10 2006. Retrieved 2008-09-30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Abu Dhabi to build Guggenheim museum of modern art". July 8 2006. Retrieved 2008-09-30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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