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The interior of Louvre Abu Dhabi was featured in the film The Misfits starring Pierce Brosnan. Photo: Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi
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From left, Bean; The Misfits; and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery are some of the big-screen moments Louvre Abu Dhabi and its artworks have had. Photos: Working Title; Highland Film Group; Netflix
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A replica of In a Cafe by Edgar Degas (1873) is on show at Louvre Abu Dhabi. It was featured in the film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Getty Images
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Portrait of the Painter's Mother by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, displayed at Louvre Abu Dhabi from 2017 to 2019, was featured in Bean in 1997. Getty Images
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Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jacques-Louis David (1803) was loaned to Louvre Abu Dhabi from 2017 to 2021. Photo: Palace of Versailles Museum
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Jenny Holzer’s permanent fixture entitled For the Louvre Abu Dhabi, in Louvre Abu Dhabi was featured in the Netflix original film 6 Underground. Photo: Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi
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The interior of Louvre Abu Dhabi was featured in the film The Misfits starring Pierce Brosnan. Photo: Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi
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From left, Bean; The Misfits; and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery are some of the big-screen moments Louvre Abu Dhabi and its artworks have had. Photos: Working Title; Highland Film Group; Netflix
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A replica of In a Cafe by Edgar Degas (1873) is on show at Louvre Abu Dhabi. It was featured in the film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Getty Images
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Portrait of the Painter's Mother by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, displayed at Louvre Abu Dhabi from 2017 to 2019, was featured in Bean in 1997. Getty Images
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Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jacques-Louis David (1803) was loaned to Louvre Abu Dhabi from 2017 to 2021. Photo: Palace of Versailles Museum
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Jenny Holzer’s permanent fixture entitled For the Louvre Abu Dhabi, in Louvre Abu Dhabi was featured in the Netflix original film 6 Underground. Photo: Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi
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The interior of Louvre Abu Dhabi was featured in the film The Misfits starring Pierce Brosnan. Photo: Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi
When Louvre Abu Dhabi and its artworks played a starring role on screen
From a masterpiece in a Netflix whodunnit to an American treasure in Mr Bean, here are the museum's highlights in pop culture
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Maan Jalal
02 February, 2023
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