Opening of the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi is postponed to 2016 
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The opening of the Louvre branch in Abu Dhabi was postponed until next year due to a delay in the construction work.
The museum was originally planned to open in 2012, but then the date was postponed to 2015. Ali Majed al Mansoori, chairman of the state investment company, said that now their goal is the end of 2016.
“Today, all attention is focused on the completion of internal work. We hope that the Louvre in Abu Dhabi will be ready for opening in the second half of 2016, ”the official told Reuters in an e-mail correspondence.
The construction project of the Louvre branch, worth $ 650 million, is part of the emirate’s large plan to increase the tourist attractiveness of Abu Dhabi. The construction boom in the United Arab Emirates has created a shortage of skilled labor, materials and funding. This mainly affected large projects. According to the plan, in the cultural district of Abu Dhabi will be located not only the new building of the Louvre, but also the Zayed National Museum, as well as a branch of the Guggenheim Museum. The latter was planned to be opened in 2017, but Mansouri did not specify whether these plans are relevant today.
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