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Art fans gearing up for Louvre Abu Dhabi

Emirati visitors look at exhibits during the opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum on November 11, 2017 on Saadiyat island in the Emirati capital. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB

A statue of Gudea, prince of the independent kingdom of Lagash in the late 3rd millennium, is pictured during the opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum on November 11, 2017 on Saadiyat island in the Emirati capital. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB

Visitors look at exhibits during the opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum on November 11, 2017 on Saadiyat island in the Emirati capital. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB

Dancers from Korean musical ensemble "Baraji" perform during the opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum on November 11, 2017 on Saadiyat island in the Emirati capital. / AFP / Karim SAHIB

President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos (2nd-L) and his wife Maria (3rd-L) are escorted by Mohamad Khalifa al-Mubarak (L), the chariman of Abu Dhabi tourism and culture authority, during the opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum on November 11, 2017 on Saadiyat island in the Emirati capital. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB

A general view shows part of the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum designed by French architect Jean Nouvel on November 11, 2017 during its official opening to public on Saadiyat island in the Emirati capital. More than a decade in the making, the Louvre Abu Dhabi opened its doors bringing the famed name to the Arab world for the first time. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION

A visitor takes a photo of a piece of a series of nine panels titled "Untitled I-IX" by American artist Cy Twombly at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum on November 11, 2017 during its official opening to the public on Saadiyat island in the Emirati capital. More than a decade in the making, the Louvre Abu Dhabi opened its doors bringing the famed name to the Arab world for the first time. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION

Visitors walk past a piece of art titled "Germination" by Italian artist Giuseppe Penone at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum on November 11, 2017 during its official opening to the public on Saadiyat island in the Emirati capital. More than a decade in the making, the Louvre Abu Dhabi opened its doors bringing the famed name to the Arab world for the first time. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION

President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos (R) is pictured during a visit to the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum on November 11, 2017 on Saadiyat island in the Emirati capital. / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE

Visitors tour the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum on November 11, 2017 during its official opening to the public on Saadiyat island in the Emirati capital. More than a decade in the making, the Louvre Abu Dhabi opened its doors bringing the famed name to the Arab world for the first time. - / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE

Updated 13 November 2017 18:34

November 13, 2017 18:28

After a decade of expectation, the Louvre Abu Dhabi opened its doors to the public on Saturday. Art fans from around the world geared up to take in all that the museum has to offer.

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