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The new Guggenheim Abu Dhabi will be located in the Cultural District of Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Designed by internationally renowned architect Frank Gehry, the 450,000-square-foot museum will house its own major modern and contemporary art collection and present special exhibitions that will include works from the Guggenheim Foundation's extensive collection. The museum, the largest Guggenheim in the world, will have global art, exhibitions, and education programs with particular focus on Middle Eastern contemporary art. The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi joins other leading international cultural institutions in the unprecedented creation of a vibrant cultural destination for visitors from around the world. Courtesy of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi website. http://www.guggenheim.org/abu-dhabi/

Readings

"The Guggenheim Effect"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2002/oct/30/urbandesign.architecture2

Lorenzo Vicario and P. Manuel Martinez Monje, Another 'Guggenheim Effect'? The Generation of
a Potentially Gentri?able Neighbourhood in Bilbao" in Urban Studies, Vol. 40, No. 12, 2383--2400, November 2003

http://www.scholars-on-bilbao.info/fichas/7VicarioetaltUS2003.pdf

Individual Contributions

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