One museum after another opens its doors; Gulf states throw themselves into art | Abroad

The Museum of the Future in Dubai is an architectural masterpiece, but whether it will attract enough visitors is still uncertain.

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TEL AVIV – From pearl fishermen and oil farmers to art lovers. The Gulf States are rapidly developing into an important hub of the international art world, rapidly leaving traditional centers in the Middle East, such as Baghdad and Damascus, behind. Oil wells are drying up, the sheikhs know, but masterpieces have eternal value.