Guggenheim Abu Dhabi - in pictures

  • Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is opening in Saadiyat Cultural District on December 11, 2026. All photos: Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi
    Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is opening in Saadiyat Cultural District on December 11, 2026. All photos: Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi
  • The Frank Gehry-designed museum will be the largest in the Guggenheim network
    The Frank Gehry-designed museum will be the largest in the Guggenheim network
  • The collection has been developed since 2009, and will focus on modern and contemporary art from the 1960s to the present
    The collection has been developed since 2009, and will focus on modern and contemporary art from the 1960s to the present
  • Artists whose works will be displayed include Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat
    Artists whose works will be displayed include Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat
  • Galleries will be organised around abstraction, popular culture, land, language and storytelling
    Galleries will be organised around abstraction, popular culture, land, language and storytelling
  • Ten sculptural cones rise across the building – which has a total built-up area of 80,000 square metres – with nine clad in stainless steel mesh and one in onyx and glass
    Ten sculptural cones rise across the building – which has a total built-up area of 80,000 square metres – with nine clad in stainless steel mesh and one in onyx and glass