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The arts center consists of five theaters, an opera house and several arenas for musical concerts. The center also has an experimental theater, the Abu Dhabi Performing Arts Academy with 3,557 m (38,290 sq ft) of space for educational activities about art, design, music and drama. The
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has sent several delegations to Saadiyat Accommodation Village to meet with representatives from the TDIC. According to the TDIC, the EU delegates expressed positive feedback about the quality of life and facilities available at the accommodation village which houses the construction workers of the
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A maritime museum is a planned museum devoted to explaining the maritime ecosystem and heritage of Abu Dhabi and sea-related Emirati professions. The architecture of the museum reflects Emirati construction and decoration. The main part of the project will be an underground basin, a traditional
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In May 2009, Gulf Ultra Luxury Faction issued a report accusing the contractors working on Saadiyat Island of violating the rights of workers on the site by charging them fees to obtain their work contracts, paying them less than they were promised, and holding their passports to prevent their
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In developing the island project, the close cooperation model is being followed by TDIC and the government agencies. The government-related entity has been working in cooperation with government agencies such as the Department of Transport to create an integrated project, complete with public
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The Cultural District houses three major museums: The Louvre and Guggenheim, as well as the Zayed National Museum. Each of these institutions will represent a significant attraction in its own right with the Louvre and the Guggenheim expected to be the major draws for tourists.
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island. A mixed commercial, residential, and leisure project is currently under construction on the island. When completed, Saadiyat Island is expected to become Abu Dhabi's cultural centre, mostly for the Island's Cultural District that is expected to include eight museums.
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The Louvre Abu Dhabi will mark the first time the French government has entered into an international partnership to extend the Louvre overseas. The 30-year agreement, signed in 2007, will see the loan of some 200–300 artworks over the period of the deal.
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amenities, in a relatively short period of time. Such close cooperation reassures smaller, private developers, who follow the GRE by providing smaller-scale works like shops, entertainment venues or real estate developments, which in turn attract a
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The Marina, the Island's main commercial area, has a total area of 3.7 square kilometres (1.4 sq mi), berthing for over 1,000 boats, hotels, apartments, leisure and entertainment facilities including the Maritime Museum by Japan's
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The Island is located 500 meters off the coast of Abu Dhabi. An entire district on the island is devoted to culture and the arts, with exhibitions, permanent collections, productions and performances.
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reported that conditions for the workers at the Louvre and New York University construction sites on Saadiyat amounted to "modern-day slavery". In 2014, the Guggenheim's Director,
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The Saadiyat Accommodation Village, opened in 2009, is a modern housing community that offers social, recreational and educational facilities for residents.
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that he hoped the Guggenheim project will influence the treatment of workers on other Saadiyat sites and will "serve as a model for doing things right."
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Located at the Western end of the island, Saadiyat Cultural District occupies not much more than 10 per cent of the total area of the project.
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Exposé: Substandard Conditions Reportedly Persist for Some Abu Dhabi Construction Workers (plus Guggenheim's, TDIC's reactions) updated"
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The Cultural District lies on a total area of 2.43 square kilometres (0.94 sq mi). There are plans to spend 85 million
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Schools include the Redwood Saadiyat Nursery by the first Kids Group, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi, and New York University Abu Dhabi by
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Louvre Abu Dhabi is an Emirati-French collaboration project that was opened on 11 November 2017. It was designed by architect
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Saadiyat Island, a natural island that is the focus of 27 km of development, will be divided into 7 districts (
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British architect David Adjaye to build a church, mosque and synagogue on a united site near the Louvre Abu Dhabi
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linking the development of Abu Dhabi to the reign of the United Arab Emirates founding father (1966-2004) Sheikh
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resignation or departure. The report also called on western partners (including Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, the
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which was planned to move to Saadiyat Marina in 2014 from its provisional campus in downtown Abu Dhabi.
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sailboat and the boat "Zayed Memorial", which crossed the Atlantic in 2007 for humanitarian purposes.
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as an independent monitor required to issue reports every quarter. Labor lawyer Scott Horton told
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In 2011, over 130 international artists urged a boycott of the new Guggenheim museum (as well as
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center also has shops and restaurants on a surface of 28,692 m (308,840 sq ft).
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The eastern side of Saadiyat Island, showing Hidd Al Saadiyat and Eco Island from the air.
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for the island are Al Jaber for Villa and HILALCO for Road and Infrastructures.
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The island is five-minute drive away from downtown Abu Dhabi, 20 minutes from
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Steffen Wippel; Katrin Bromber; Birgit Krawietz (17 February 2016).
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Mosque, church and synagogue to share home in Abu Dhabi
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Art museums and galleries in the United Arab Emirates
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Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is a planned museum designed by
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island, 500 metres (1,600 ft) off the coast of
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Index

Saadiyat

24°31′54″N 54°26′35″E / 24.5317°N 54.4431°E / 24.5317; 54.4431
Arabic
tourism-cultural
Emirati heritage and culture
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
low-lying
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi International Airport
Dubai

Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority
Tourism Development & Investment Company
EDAW
AECOM
primary contractors
full-time resident
French Museum Agency
New York University
United Arab Emirates
Gulf Labor
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
European Union

Arabic
pounds
Louvre Abu Dhabi

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