Art in Abu Dhabi

Jean Nouvel’s museum beneath a floating dome of 7,850 aluminium stars that filters the sunlight. Adults AED 70; under-18s free. Galleries open 10am–6.30pm Monday–Thursday and until 8.30pm Friday–Sunday.

Foster + Partners’ falcon-wing towers, opened in December 2025, tell the UAE’s story from 300,000 years ago to Sheikh Zayed. Start in the 600-metre Al Masar Garden. Adults AED 70; under-18s free; daily 10am–8pm.

Mecanoo’s rock-like museum, opened in November 2025: a pair of T. rex skeletons including “Stan”, sauropods in the atrium, a blue whale and meteorites.

Frank Gehry’s cluster of cones and galleries for art since 1960, due to open on 11 December 2026.

An immersive digital-art space in the cultural district; book tickets online.