Guggenheim Abu Dhabi on Saadiyat Island
Modern and contemporary art from the 1960s onward in a Frank Gehry building, opening 11 December 2026.
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AED 70 (≈ $19)ticket
25 minfrom the airport
In short
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is a museum of modern and contemporary art on Saadiyat Island, designed by Frank Gehry. It stands on the waterfront of the Cultural District, a short drive from the Louvre Abu Dhabi. The museum opens to the public on 11 December 2026, and tickets are already on sale.
The two museums cover different ground. The Louvre Abu Dhabi tells the history of art from the ancient world onward; the Guggenheim's collection starts in the 1960s and runs to the present. teamLab Phenomena, a digital art venue in the same district, is a separate attraction run by a different operator.
Tickets & prices
- AdultAED 70 (≈ $19)
as of October 2026
Tickets are sold on the museum's website, guggenheimabudhabi.ae.
Entry is also free for students at UAE universities, UAE nationals and residents aged 60 and over, and visitors with disabilities plus one companion. Reduced tickets exist for teachers and military personnel working in the UAE and for Fazaa and Esaad card holders.
Getting there
From the airport
About 25 min by taxi, roughly AED 75 (≈ $20).
From the Louvre Abu Dhabi
A few minutes by taxi within the Cultural District.
From downtown Abu Dhabi
About 15 min by taxi.
