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In connection with this question: what about the art in the Emirates? What you can see from the sheikhs?

The first in the Middle East region, the Museum of Modern Art (Museum of Middle East Modern Art) will open in Dubai in the project "Culture Village» (Culture Village), under which assigned most of the historic district of Al Dzhadaf on the shores of Dubai's Bay.

The museum, whose creation was announced himself head of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, will feature the works of artists of the region, as already known, as well as young talents.

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In a few dozen rooms will present works by artists, graphic artists, sculptors, calligraphers and craftsmen and others. The futuristic design of the museum building, which are played for Dubai's traditional theme of the sea and seafaring, was developed by an art studio from Holland. Now in Dubai council is to discuss and choose the most appropriate project.

According to the plan, Sheikh Mohammed, "village culture" should correspond to its name and become the cultural center of the region. It takes an area of about 40 million sq. In addition to the Museum of Modern Art here in the Middle East will be open amphitheater, exhibition centers and the shipyard where it will be shown a mastery of traditional wooden boats "dou».

By 2030, Abu Dhabi has become a regional cultural center. This decision was made in the UAE's ruling Al Nahyan family. Sheikhs contributed to projects to create "traditional" and modern museums in the Emirates whole island Saadiyyat on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi and "to start" about a billion euros.

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area, the main point of interest in which hitherto were beautiful, smoothly passing into each other dunes, the year 2013 should be housed with several museums top-class field for the game of golf, countless hotels and cottages. Presentation at the giant, who told "WP" kindly demonstrated Mahra Al Qasimi, member of the royal family, while a top manager of the Department of Development and Investment in Abu Dhabi, it is clearly seen how harmoniously managed to enter the Western architectural innovations in the local landscape. Cottages are located at the foot of the dunes and the dunes, and it does not have to "to iron, the desert, lining the sandy area. A future museum will literally woven into the expanse of the sea or, as the projects "The Louvre - Abu Dhabi and the Maritime Museum, will be built in the water. The latter half of the museum, at a fairly decent depth, will be under water, so that his visitors created "effect" presence in the depths of the sea. "

To develop projects of five museums on the island were involved Saadiyyat best architectural luminaries of the world. "The Louvre - Abu Dhabi, Jean Nouvel on a plan, combining local flavor with Western innovations. The building will be built in the water in the form of a round cap mushroom and executed in the traditional local architecture of XX century white. The government of Abu Dhabi will pay 400 million euros to the French for the use of the brand of the legendary Louvre. How did you find out the correspondent "RG", some of these funds will be used as the rental of works from the Louvre for a period of 6 months to two years.

Admission to all these museums on the island Saadiyyat, which should open in 2012-2013, the UAE government decided to make free. They will be open to visitors from 10 am to 10 pm. In order to familiarize local residents with the masterpieces of world art, the UAE government allocated over the next 30 years, one billion euros. http://www.rg.ru/2009/06/17/oae.html