Talk:Louvre Abu Dhabi

Coordinates
The coordinates don't seem to point to the right location. They don't point to a location on Saadiyat Island. Hektor (talk) 09:09, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

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John Nagle (talk) 07:51, 15 April 2017 (UTC) Introduction and Cost and Cost Estimates Introduction: Last sentence of 1st paragraph. Cost and Cost Estimates: Entire two sections http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/07/arts/design/07louv.html?_r=0 Removal of entire sections as costs not official — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mariam Saleh AlDhaheri (talk • contribs) 07:14, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

Introduction Removal of second paragraph beginning "Artwork from around the world will be shown…the construction of the museum has caused much controversy in the art world, as many objections have been raised as to the motives of the Louvre in this deal." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mariam Saleh AlDhaheri (talk • contribs) 07:21, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

Under History - First Paragraph	"this museum was approved by the French Parliament on 9 October 2007" cited articles have moved or are inaccessible	Change incorrect date to March 6, 2007 to the actual date is March 6, 2007

Introduction "On Tuesday 7 March 2007, the Louvre in Paris announced….." Change incorrect date to March 6. Louvre Paris announced on 7 March that the agreement was signed on 6 March.

History (and throughout article) Any text referring to The or A Guggenheim Abu Dhabi The correct way to refer to Abu Dhabi's Guggenheim museum is "Guggenheim Abu Dhabi"

Design (and throughout article)	The Louvre Abu Dhabi versus Louvre Abu Dhabi Name of the museum — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mariam Saleh AlDhaheri (talk • contribs) 09:30, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

Construction "Construction works at Louvre Abu Dhabi officially started on 26 May 2009" Change to 'May' No specific day. Date cannot be confirmed.

Construction "Pillars that will support the 7,000 tonne dome" Total canopy weight is 12,000 tonnes which is broken down into the following: - Steel Structure weight: 7,000 tonnes – weighing almost as much as the Eiffel Tower - Aluminum cladding weight: 5000 tonnes

Construction TDIC announced the completion - March

Construction On 22 December 2014 the final..canopy was fitted

Construction In October TDIC announced that Louvre Abu Dhabi was more than 50% complete

Construction Display Cases - new information	on The National under the title of The Story of The Final Piece of The Louvre Abu Dhabi's great Puzzle.

Brand and Visual Identity "The logo and typeface for the Louvre Abu Dhabi was designed by Studio Philippe Apeloig, and is implemented in both Roman and Arabic script. Frutiger typeface was extended to create Frutiger LT to accommodate use across different languages."

Architecture First paragraph describing the design of the dome Improve the article with some more details and information about the design inspiration and statements from Jean Nouvel. Suggestion for improvement. Here is a link you may find helpful http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/louvre-abu-dhabi-architect-jean-nouvel-sees-his-creation-come-to-life — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mariam Saleh AlDhaheri (talk • contribs) 06:27, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

Collection Here is some information on works from the collection you might want to use that may help to improve the article. http://www.thenational.ae/uae/tourism/the-strange-journey-of-the-indian-miniatures-to-be-displayed-at-the-louvre-abu-dhabi http://www.thenational.ae/uae/tourism/largest-display-of-louvre-abu-dhabis-permanent-collection-to-be-unveiled-in-paris http://www.thenational.ae/uae/louvre-abu-dhabi-makes-debut-in-paris http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-louvre-abu-dhabi-buys-a-washington-portrait-by-stuart-1423256538 http://old.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Louvre%20Abu%20Dhabi%20acquires%20its%20first%20photographic%20works/27189 http://www.thenational.ae/uae/tourism/louvre-abu-dhabi/experts-illuminate-a-celestial-beauty-at-louvre-abu-dhabi — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mariam Saleh AlDhaheri (talk • contribs) 07:14, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Other Programmes "Also been working with Paris sorbonne…" Remove 'also' Louvre Abu Dhabi only worked with Sorbonne on master's programme and not any other institutions — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mariam Saleh AlDhaheri (talk • contribs) 08:31, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Other Programmes Addition of information on Talking Art Series Here is some information on our Talking Art Series Programme that would improve the accuracy of this section http://www.thenational.ae/uae/abu-dhabi/talking-art-series-to-preview-opening-of-louvre-abu-dhabi http://www.thenational.ae/uae/tourism/carving-out-a-new-experience http://www.thenational.ae/blogs/the-art-blog/louvre-abu-dhabi-talking-art-series-on-indian-miniatures-and-film http://www.thenational.ae/blogs/the-art-blog/tonight-louvre-abu-dhabi-talking-art-series-opens-the-topic-of-divine-light — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mariam Saleh AlDhaheri (talk • contribs) 09:16, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Management - Cost and Cost Estimate Removal of two sections as Louvre Abu Dhabi has not shared any costs, therefore the information can be incorrect and is not official — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mariam Saleh AlDhaheri (talk • contribs) 09:19, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Introduction Addition of new paragraph in the introduction Here are some sources we think you would find useful. Please do not hesitate to request any material or clarification from myself on behalf of the museum. Links: http://louvreabudhabi.ae/en/about/Pages/intergovernmental-agreement.aspx http://louvreabudhabi.ae/en/about/Pages/a-universal-museum.aspx http://www.agencefrancemuseums.fr/en/le-louvre-abou-dabi/le-projet-scientifique-et-culturel/ http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/abu-dhabis-louvre-to-get-middle-east-art http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/louvre-art-on-display-in-abu-dhabi http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/art/exhibition-offers-a-glimpse-into-louvre-abu-dhabi http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/art/abu-dhabis-birth-of-a-museum-exhibition-opens-at-louvre-in-paris#page2" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mariam Saleh AlDhaheri (talk • contribs) 09:28, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Architecture - First paragraph describing the design of the dome Improve the article with some more details and information about the design inspiration and statements from Jean Nouvel. While your description is not inaccurate, I thought you might be interested in some additional material on the design and its inspiration and consider including this in the material. Here is a link you may find helpful. http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/louvre-abu-dhabi-architect-jean-nouvel-sees-his-creation-come-to-life — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mariam Saleh AlDhaheri (talk • contribs) 09:33, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Construction - Cladding Addition of paragraph describing cladding and other structural details. The article could be improved with the following information published in Abu Dhabi's National newspaper as it is quite impressive from a construction point of view: "The cladding consists of 5,000 tonnes of supersized structural steel and 7,850 aluminium “stars”, while in the case of the buildings it involves 4,680 panels of a substance called ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete. " http://www.thenational.ae/uae/tourism/play-of-light-entwined-in-design-the-louvre-abu-dhabis-concrete-cladding-is-far-from-simple — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mariam Saleh AlDhaheri (talk • contribs) 09:35, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Collection Change Agence France-Museums to Agence France-Muséums for correct spelling — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mariam Saleh AlDhaheri (talk • contribs)
 * Accent added as requested. Maproom (talk) 09:29, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

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Having no information on the museum's actual opening, the article doesn't meet the breadth requirements of the Good Article criteria. Many of the other sections should be expanded with details from the last several years. Also the controversy section, which should be avoided as a rule, can be redistributed into other sections of the article, minimizing the non-free quoting. (not watching, please ping) czar  19:05, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

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Controverses
During the last couple of weeks, editor has repeatedly tried to insert a sentence about reactions to the human rights abuse concerns already mentioned. The addition was first reverted by without any reason given. The subsequent reverts, one time by and the other times by N0n3up, were done with reference to the need for talk page discussion. None of the editors has made any comment on the talk page, but in another connection N0n3up commented with although related to the article's topic doesn't look like it belongs in the correct section. The addition is sourced, and to me it looks relevant. I have therefore taken a look at the article to see if it could be structured to give the addition a better placement. It struck me that the subsection "Human rights abuse controversies" was not well placed in between the main controversy and its response. The simple solution is to lift out the Human rights concerns as a separate section, giving the new addition a quite natural place. Not too difficult, and hopefully killing the disruptive edit war. --T*U (talk) 18:05, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I have no objection to including it. I just stepped in from recent changes when I saw someone ignoring WP:BRD. The section in question does appear to need better organized/structured/written though.   20:21, 15 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Thanks TU-nor. I appreciate your help again. One question, whats wrong with the balcony photo? Why did someone add it?101.178.163.208 (talk) 07:23, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Why it was added, I do not know. It is not suited for such a small format. It has lots of reflexes, and there are lots of tiny people. It is hard to see what is shows. Plus there are already two pics. --T*U (talk) 21:10, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

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