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          A performer participates in the 54th Eid Al Etihad celebrations at the Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi. Museums, awards and appointments show a wave of intellectual and cultural vitality sweeping the region. Abdulla Al Bedwawi / UAE Presidential Court

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          Tributes paid to Frank Gehry, designer of Guggenheim museums

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          Performers participate in the 54th Eid Al Etihad official celebrations at the Zayed National Museum. UAE Presidential Court

          Zayed National Museum deepens a sense of Emirati pride

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          Pollock to Basquiat: first details of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi’s collection

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