"Frank Gehry's building opens, and the collection is the point."
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi opens on 11 December in the Saadiyat Cultural District, the Frank Gehry building with its stacked cones that has been rising on the island for years. Thirty galleries, and a collection built around modern and contemporary art with a serious holding of works from the region.
AED 70 for adults, free for under-18s, UAE students and residents over 60.
“Go in the first week if you can. The opening weeks are busy but the building itself is the reason, and it is worth seeing before the routine settles in.”
Saadiyat Cultural District, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi
“Tickets are timed and have been on sale since September. Saadiyat is a 15-minute drive from the Corniche, and the other museums are close enough to pair.”