Saadiyat Cultural District continues to draw Visitors with on-going programming at Manarat Al Saadiyat

Abu Dhabi, July 24, 2013 (WAM) - The rising heat of UAE’s summer does not put a hold on activities taking place in the Saadiyat Cultural District. Abu Dhabi’s growing culture hub, is constantly bustling with on-going cultural programmes including exhibitions, special events, and public and educational initiatives at Manarat Al Saadiyat, the arts centre on Saadiyat Island, the Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, (TCA Abu Dhabi) said. Louvre Abu Dhabi’s exhibition Birth of a Museum has been extended by a month and will remain open until August 24, 2013. Opening the exhibition throughout the holy month of Ramadan and the summer holidays provides one last chance for visitors to experience Louvre Abu Dhabi’s preview of its significant collection. 'Birth of a Museum' presents a singular and original rereading of the history of art around several key artistic and aesthetic questions core to the identity of the new museum and between art works from great civilisations from the most ancient times to the contemporary identifying Louvre Abu Dhabi as the first Universal museum in the region. The exhibition has been a huge success since opening in mid-April, noted the TCA Abu Dhabi. The next few month’s visitors to the island can experience green initiatives at the Eco Future Exhibition, on-going until September 28, a handful of workshops open to children, teens, and adults covering metal etching and artistic sketching techniques. Manarat Al Saadiyat exhibition opening times during the holy month of Ramadan are 10:00 - 14:00 and 20:30 - 23:30. Emirates News Agency, WAM