This summer, Louvre Abu Dhabi brings the world to you.
Take a journey across continents with some of the earliest photographers and discover the world as your ancestors did: one photograph at a time.
Following the development of photography in the mid-1800’s, Western societies eagerly sent European photographers on voyages of exploration, to capture distant civilisations on film for the first time. At the same time, the first international photographers set up their own studios and started to capture their own cultures and landscapes.
This exhibition displays more than 250 of the earliest photographs ever seen of the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the American continents. Believed at the time to be authentic representations of the world, the exhibition explores how nationality, geography, culture, regional politics and the continual improvement of photography techniques influenced both the photographers and these early images – images that helped to shape the perceptions of people, places and cultures more than 150 years ago.
Image Credit: Louvre Abu Dhabi
Age
6+
Price
Admission: 60 AED
Ages 13-22 yo: 30 AED
UAE Military and UAE Teachers: 30 AED
Auditorium/Workshop Ticket Holder: 30 AED
Address
Abu DhabiLouvre Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Cultural District, Saadiyat Island