Building museums and a fresh Arab identity

The New York Times has a most interesting work about Abu Dhabi and Qatar building museums to recast their national identities.

Read Nicolai Ouroussoff's "Critic's Notebook"

and link here to watch the interviews of architects I.M. Pei, Frank Gehry, Norman Foster and Jean Nouvel.

Jean Nouvel, Louvre Abu Dhabi

Norman Foster, Abu Dhabi National Museum

I.M. Pei, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

Zaha Hadid, Abu Dhabi Performing Arts Centre

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