Saadiyat Island in the context of Low-lying coast

24°31′58.80″N 54°24′0.04″E / 24.5330000°N 54.4000111°E / 24.5330000; 54.4000111

The Louvre Abu Dhabi (Arabic: اللوفر أبوظبي, romanized: al-lūfr ʔabū ẓaby; French: Louvre Abou Dabi) is an art museum located on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It runs under an agreement between the UAE and France, signed in March 2007, that allows it to use the Louvre's name until 2047, and has been described by the Louvre as "France's largest cultural project abroad." It is approximately 24,000 square metres (260,000 sq ft) in size, with 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft) of galleries, making it the largest art museum in the Arabian Peninsula. Artworks from around the world are showcased at the museum, with stated intent to bridge the gap between Eastern and Western art. Louvre Abu Dhabi is one of the first completed projects of the Saadiyat Cultural District, which Abu Dhabi intends to develop into "a leading destination for art, history and culture."

Ahmed Almheiri (Arabic: أحمد المهيري) is an Emirati theoretical physicist. He is currently an assistant professor of physics at New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island. He is known for his works on the AdS/CFT correspondence, black hole information paradox and black hole firewalls.