Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Louvre Abu Dhabi shows off its treasures in Paris

French President Francois Hollande, center left, Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nathyan, Abu Dhabi authority president for tourism and culture, left, French architect Jean Nouvel, center right, and French Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti, right, visit the exhibition 'Birth of a Museum', at the Louvre museum Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Paris. The 'Birth of a Museum' exposition presents paintings, sculptures, and other artworks that the famous French Louvre museum will send to the new Louvre museum branch in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, and which is expected to open in 2015. (AP Photo/Alain Jocard, Pool) PARIS (AP) — The Louvre is giving European audiences a preview of the incredible works the upcoming Louvre Abu Dhabi — the Persian Gulf's first ever world museum — has bought from world museums for hundreds of millions of dollars.








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