Middle East's Best Major and Important Art Museums

Abu Dhabi

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• A Monument Rises From the Sand: Louvre Abu Dhabi - "The tale of the world’s newest cultural monument is tied to one of its oldest, though their evolutions bear little resemblance."
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• ABU DHABI Art - platform for modern & contemporary art, design & cultural programs.
• GUGGENHEIM ABU DHABI - completion expected in 2017.
• LOUVRE ABU DHABI - planned opening: 2015.

Dubai

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• Carbon 12 - since 2008.

Egypt

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• ART MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES IN EGYPT - Wikipedia.
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• Gezira Center for Modern Art - aka Egyptian Modern Art Museum. Gezira district, central Cairo.
• Museum of Islamic Art - Cairo. Considered one of the greatest in the world, with its exceptional collection of rare woodwork and plaster artefacts, as well as metal, ceramic, glass, crystal, and textile objects of all periods, from all over the Islamic world.

Iran

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• TEHRAN MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY MODERN ART
• Tehran museum unveils western art masterpieces hidden for decades - "‘Deviant’ works by artists including Picasso and Warhol return to display at exhibition in Iranian capital."

Israel

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• ART MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES IN ISRAEL - Wikipedia.
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• BAUHAUS CENTER - Tel Aviv.
• HAIFA MUSEUM OF ART - Haifa.
• HECHT MUSEUM - Haifa.
• HERZLIYA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART - Herzliya.
• L.A. MAYER MUSEUM FOR ISLAMIC ART - Jerusalem.
• MUSEUM ON THE SEAM - Jerusalem
• RUBIN MUSEUM - Tel-Aviv.
• TEL AVIV MUSEUM OF ART - Tel-Aviv.
• THE ISRAEL MUSEUM - Jerusalem
• TIKOTIN MUSEUM OF JAPANESE ART - Haifa.

Jordan

• Darat al Funun Home for the Arts - Amman.
• JORDAN NATIONAL GALLERY OF FINE ARTS - Amman.

Kuwait

• TAREQ RAJAB MUSEUM - Hawalli.

Qatar

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• Museum of Islamic Art - Doha.
• Qatar Museums - since 2005. The lead body for museums in Qatar.