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File photo of French Culture Minister Christine Albanel (3-R) receives a brief about a model for Louvre museum at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 07 January 2007. Abu Dhabi signed a deal with France to build a spinoff of its most famous museum, the Louvre, in the Gulf emirate better known for oil than art. Abu Dhabi will pay 400 million euros to use the prestigious Louvre name for 30 years as part of a cultural accord that will see paintings from the home of the Mona Lisa exhibited in the museum to be built on a luxury resort island. EPA/ALI HAIDER.
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DUBAI (AP).- The developer of a branch of the Louvre in Abu Dhabi has launched its search for a contractor to build the museum following a series of delays.
The state-owned Tourism Development and Investment Company placed an ad in local newspapers Sunday seeking bidders to carry out the main construction work on the arm of the French art institution.
The Louvre is the first of several high-profile projects, including a branch of the Guggenheim, planned for the Emirati capital's multibillion dollar Saadiyat Island development. Its future was called into question when TDIC scrapped a major construction contract in October.
The company said in January it now aims to open the Louvre branch in 2015, years later than previously planned.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
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