(30 January 2016)
The Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) has hosted the Portuguese Minister for Foreign Affairs His Excellency Mr. Augusto Santos Silva for a tour of Louvre Abu Dhabi’s construction site.
The delegation included Portuguese Ambassador to the UAE His Excellency Mr. Jaime Leitão, TDIC’s CEO Mr. Sufian H. Al Marzooqi, and representatives from the Portuguese embassy and TDIC’s senior management.
On the tour, the group witnessed the museum’s advanced construction work which includes the completed dome and its ‘rain of light’ effect as well as the installation work of 30,000 square metres of natural stone paving.
Once completed, Louvre Abu Dhabi will feature Permanent Galleries, a Temporary Gallery, a
Children’s Museum and an auditorium, in addition to a rich array of artworks, which visitors
can admire across 9,200 square metres of display space.