• Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (2nd L) and Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (3rd L), tour the Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia exhibition, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (2nd L) and Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (3rd L), tour the Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia exhibition, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (C), delivers a speech during the opening of the Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia exhibition, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (C), delivers a speech during the opening of the Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia exhibition, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • (L-R) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (STCH), Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member and Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member, attend the opening of the Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia exhibition, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    (L-R) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (STCH), Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member and Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member, attend the opening of the Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia exhibition, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (R), Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (2nd R) and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (3rd R), prior to the opening of the Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia exhibition, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (R), Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (2nd R) and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (3rd R), prior to the opening of the Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia exhibition, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • Sheikh Shakboot bin Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (R), Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon, Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (3rd R), Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (4th R), Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (5th R) and Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (6th R), stand for a photograph during the opening of the Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia exhibition, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    Sheikh Shakboot bin Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (R), Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon, Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (3rd R), Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (4th R), Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (5th R) and Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (6th R), stand for a photograph during the opening of the Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia exhibition, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (R), Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (2nd R) and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (3rd R), attend the opening of the Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia exhibition, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (R), Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (2nd R) and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (3rd R), attend the opening of the Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia exhibition, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (2nd R) and Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (3rd R), tour the Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia exhibition, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Seen with Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (back right) and Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (back centre). Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (2nd R) and Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (3rd R), tour the Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia exhibition, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Seen with Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (back right) and Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (back centre). Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (4th R), Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (5th R) and Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (6th R), tour the Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia exhibition, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (4th R), Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (5th R) and Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (6th R), tour the Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia exhibition, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (C), delivers a speech during the opening of the Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia exhibition, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member (C), delivers a speech during the opening of the Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia exhibition, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

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UAE and Saudi dignitaries tour Roads of Arabia at Louvre Abu Dhabi - in pictures

The new exhibition opens on Thursday, displaying the rich and untold history of the Arabian Peninsula

The National

November 08, 2018

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Louvre Abu Dhabi's blockbuster new exhibition, Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia, includes hundreds of priceless artefacts from Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Gold funeral masks, bronze statues, ancient steles (vertical stone slabs) and a door to the Kaaba of Makkah’s Grand Mosque are on display.

Many of the archaeological pieces have been unearthed only in the past few decades by Saudi and international teams, but they are slowly drawing back the curtain on a dazzling and unexplored world.

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