"Louvre" Art for The Desert

France and the United Arab Emirates have signed a deal worth $588 million to lend the Louvre brand name to an art museum in the new cultural district being built in Abu Dhabi. In the deal, there will be a branch of the Louvre, and a series of loans of art and artifacts from a group of French museums over the next 30 years. French architect Jean Nouvel's design for the Abu Dhabi Louvre was unveiled last March. A cultural complex being built on Saadiyat island in the Gulf, just off the coast of the U.A.E. capital, will be home to five museums as well as luxury hotels, golf courses, marinas and private villas. (For full source and full article click the Headline). Irish Art