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Welcome to the Louvre Abu Dhabi! Do you think you have what it takes to be an Art Explorer? Art Explorers have the unique ability to identify special connections between works of art from different cultures and civilizations.

ARTART Find the clues on the cards.

Explore our collection and learn EXPLORER’SEXPLORER’S about the story of our museum.

TRAILTRAIL Remember, the closer you look, the more you discover!

Good luck and let the journey begin!

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Congratulations, you have found the golden Enter the Grand Vestibule masks from Northern China, Lebanon and Peru. Do you notice a large compass on the ﬂoor? Even though the three masks come from Walk towards it and step to its center. distant lands. What material do they all have in common? Try and locate the North position. Turn your body North East. Move towards the artworks in front of you. What artworks do you see? N

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Hint: Use the illustration to help you life. eternal symbolizes gold that believe universally Gold is a precious metal that captures light. Many civilizations civilizations Many light. captures that metal precious a is Gold ﬁgure out North East. gold! It’s

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Congratulations, you have found the Walk over to Two-headed monumental statue from Chapter 1 – The First Villages Jordan and the Plank idol with two heads from Cyprus. Solve the riddle, to ﬁnd the oldest and largest statue of a human representation. Why do you think people made these types of ﬁgures?

I have two heads, but one body, who am I?

Now, ﬁnd a similar but smaller object within the same gallery.

Found it!

figures were made for ceremonies, funerals or even decorations. decorations. even or funerals ceremonies, for made were figures When people started to settle and form the first villages, human human villages, first the form and settle to started people When

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Good job! You have found two great leaders, Move along to Ramesses II pharaoh of Egypt and Gudea Chapter 2 – The Great Powers prince of Lagash, Iraq. As the villages became bigger, and the Look at their hands. What type of ruler do peoples' needs increased, true leaders were you think each of them was? necessary. This is how ﬁrst kings of humanity came to be. Using the details below, ﬁnd two different yet great kings.

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Ramesses II was of authority and power. power. and authority of was II Ramesses Gudea was a leader of humility and faith while while faith and humility of leader a was Gudea

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Well done! You have found both works of art We have arrived at which were hybrid animals placed outside Chapter 3 – Civilizations imperial palaces, the Winged Dragon from and Empires China and the Sphinx from Greece or Italy. Are you up for testing your unique explorer Why do you think they were put there? skills? Solve the following riddle:

What imaginary creature has the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the wings of a bird?

Now seek another hybrid animal that hails from China with a face of an alligator, the wings of a bird, and can breath ﬁre.

Found it! They were used for protection. for used were They

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Well done! Enter into You have found the Architecture Frieze from Chapter 4 – The Universal Religions India and the Mosque Lamp from Egypt. Move towards the ﬁrst showcase, look for an These artworks come from different countries. artwork with the details below. Why do you think they have similar features?

Did you know? Found it! Arabic calligraphy and vegetal patterns are characteristics of Islamic Art.

Look around and ﬁnd an artwork on the

Islamic civilization within both countries. both within civilization Islamic wall with similar details. the of spread the from come characteristics similar The right! That’s

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Amazing progress! You have found a Carry on to Bactrian Horse from China and a Bowl Chapter 5 – The Asian from Iran. Trade Routes 66 How do you think these colors Find a majestic colorful horse that stands next reached Iran from China? to a blue ﬁgure of a lady. This type of horse was imported and bred for the popular sport of polo in China.

Look closely, and pay attention to the colors used within the ﬁgure.

Walk around the gallery and ﬁnd a bowl with the same splash of colors.

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movement of artistic styles through trades between both countries. countries. both between trades through styles artistic of movement The use of the Chinese Sancai glazed technique in both places, shows the the shows places, both in technique glazed Sancai Chinese the of use The

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Hurray! You found the Boniﬁlius Basin and the Let’s explore Monumental Lion from Spain, Northern Italy or Chapter 6 – From The Southern Italy. Middle ages, about a 1000 years Mediterranean to the Atlantic 77 ago, fantastic animals with symbolic meaning were often used in artworks from the East and Seek a basin covered with marvelous the West. strange animals. Can you guess what lions Try to identify the types of animals symbolized in the East and the West? on the basin. Find the one that roars the loudest.

Now notice the artworks within this gallery.

Try and ﬁnd this roaring animal which stands with pride alone.

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courage within the West and power within the East. East. the within power and West the within courage Both countries used animals as symbols. Lions were represented as as represented were Lions symbols. as animals used countries Both

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Congratulations, you have found the Celestial Move to the room of explorers Globe from Pakistan and Astrolabe from Cosmographies 88 Morocco(?). Search for a small golden globe What was the use of these two objects? with engraved stars.

Let’s locate another device that represents stars within the sky.

Found it!

Hint: It’s gold and looks like a clock!

which was used for science and navigation. and science for used was which They represented the sky, showing the stars location and distance distance and location stars the showing sky, the represented They

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Look at you go! You have found the Move to Equestrian Portrait of King Philip V from Italy Chapter 7 – Thinking State and the Oba Head Benin Kingdom, Nigeria. Look for a bronze head with a Just like the Oba, Philip is represented with clothing and accessories that show their beaded crown. power and dignity. Why do you think both kings used them?

Have you found it? It is a representation of the ancestors of the Benin Kingdom, present day Nigeria.

Now walk around to ﬁnd an object showing a Spanish ruler who also portrayed the past.

Hint: He is riding a horse.

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wig worn by Phillip V were elements that emphasized power and dignity. dignity. and power emphasized that elements were V Phillip by worn wig The coral beaded crown worn by the Oba and the lavish French court court French lavish the and Oba the by worn crown beaded coral The

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Great! You have found the Commode Move to Decorated with Red Lacquer and the Chinese Chapter 8 – Early Modern scene painting. Both of these artworks Globalization were made in Paris, both were made in France. Solve this riddle to ﬁnd a red and gold object. Why do you think French artists This can be found made these artworks? in your house But it’s not a breakfast tray It’s where clothes and other things Can be neatly stored away

Now look around the gallery, and ﬁnd a dream like painting with three people

from China. Found it!

with European style. European with

They imagined and used motifs from distant lands and mixed them them mixed and lands distant from motifs used and imagined They Europe started receiving objects from East Asia, inspiring many artists. artists. many inspiring Asia, East from objects receiving started Europe

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Bravo for ﬁnding the Painting Lesson Move to from Germany and Gallery in a Museum Chapter 9 – A New Art of Living from France. Look at the walls in both paintings, Find a painting that shows the and compare them to the walls of following details: Louvre Abu Dhabi museum. What differences do you ﬁnd?

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Find another painting displaying similar types

of objects. public. the for They were later divided into groups marking the beginning of museums museums of beginning the marking groups into divided later were They Artworks were displayed together to spark conversation and creativity. creativity. and conversation spark to together displayed were Artworks

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Move to Congratulations, you have found The Road to Chapter 10 – A Modern World Verrières and the In Fontainebleau Forest: Pines and Birch Trees in the Rocks, both were made in France. Walk around the room and discover a Find three similarities between painting with a view of the peaceful these artworks. roads of the French countryside.

Find another painting that has trees and looks like a forest.

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by leaving their studios to paint in the open air. air. open the in paint to studios their leaving by

grounds. During the industrial revolution, artists looked for inspiration inspiration for looked artists revolution, industrial the During grounds. Correct! The three similarities are the blue sky,big trees and muddy muddy and trees sky,big blue the are similarities three The Correct!

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Well done for ﬁnding Composition by We have arrived in Mondrian from France, and Mobile by Chapter 11 – Challenging Alexander Calder from the United States. Modernity What makes these artworks different Find a painting that is composed of from all the other artworks you explored in this journey? primary colored squares and rectangles.

Hint: Did you know that it is the ﬁrst artwork in the museum collection.

Now, look up, down and around to Found it!

ﬁnd an object with similar colors.

art known as abstract art. art. abstract as known art

landscape. Artists rely on simple shapes, colors and textures to create create to textures and colors shapes, simple on rely Artists landscape. Unlike the previous artworks, these two do not include people, people, include not do two these artworks, previous the Unlike

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Congratulations, you found the Exit the main galleries artworks Leaves of Light & Propagation created by artist Giuseppe Pennone. Walk towards the giant tree of light Pennone used the thumbprint of the under the dome. Late Sheikh Zayed, a symbol of how a single act can cause a ripple effect, such as his act of planting the seed of unity in the Emirates. The rings extending out are similar to the rings of a tree trunk, Look around for an artwork that ever-growing. resembles the rings in a tree trunk. The mirrored leaves on the tree reﬂect the UAE as a respectful, diverse country.

Once you ﬁnd it, focus in the center of its rings. What do you notice? What might be the connection between the two artworks?

Found it!

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Congratulations, you have discovered the artworks and their connections. Louvre Abu SKETCH,SKETCH, SNAPSNAP Dhabi celebrates human creativity across ANDAND TAG!TAG! different cultures and civilizations. Let’s play one last game! Now, try and think about how you as an Art Explorer can leave your mark by 1 - Unscramble each clue word below. sharing your experience at Louvre Abu BAU BIDHA Dhabi for other museum art explorers 3 around the world. HAUNM 7 2 LUUTECR Sketch or snap a picture and tag us 8 1 @louvreabudhabi RETPECS 645 2- Copy the letters in the numbered cells to the large box to reveal the ﬁnal word.

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Correct Answer Wrong Answer Card Front & Back Credits Selected CREDITSCREDITS Grand Vestibule Chapter 4 Gilded Funerary Mask, Northern China, 907 – 1125, Architectural frieze carved with Quranic verses, Louvre Abu Dhabi Northern India, Rajasthan (?), About 1200, © Department of Culture and Tourism Louvre Abu Dhabi – Abu Dhabi / Photo Thierry Ollivier © Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi / Gold Funerary Mask, Lebanon or Syria (?), 600-300 BCE, Photo Thierry Ollivier Musée du Louvre Mosque Lamp inscribed with the name of Emir Tankizbugha, © Photo RMN - Franck Raux Egypt or Syria, 1386, Musée du Louvre Gold Funerary Mask, Peru, 100 BCE - 700 CE, © Photo RMN - Hervé Lewandowski Musée du quai Branly, Jacques Chirac Chapter 5 © musée du quai Branly, photo Bowl, Iran, 800 - 1000, Musée du Louvre Thierry Ollivier, Michel Urtado © RMN - Grand Palais (Musée du Louvre) / Chapter 1 Jean-Gilles Berizzi Plank idol with two heads, Cyprus, Bactrian horse, China, 700 – 800, Louvre Abu Dhabi 2300 – 1900 BCE, Louvre Abu Dhabi © Department of Culture and Tourism © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo Thierry Ollivier – Abu Dhabi / Photo Thierry Ollivier Chapter 6 Monumental statue with two-heads, Jordan, Basin inscribed with the name Boniﬁlius, Ain Ghazal, About 6500 BCE, Northern Italy, About 1300, Louvre Abu Dhabi Department of Antiquities of Jordan © The Jordan Museum / Jonathan Gibbons © Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi / Photo Hervé Lewandowski Chapter 2 Monumental Lion, Southern Spain or southern Italy, Ramesses II, pharaoh of Egypt, Egypt, Tanis, 1000 – 1200, Louvre Abu Dhabi 1279 – 1213 BCE, Musée du Louvre © Photo RMN - Hervé Lewandowski © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Gudea, prince of Lagash, Photo Hervé Lewandowski Neo-Sumerian Kingdom, Iraq, Girsu, About 2120 BCE, Cosmography Musée du Louvre Clestial Globe, Pakistan, Lahore, 1625 - 1626, © Musée du Louvre / Photo Peter Harholdt Louvre Abu Dhabi Chapter 3 © Department of Culture and Tourism Sphinx, mythological creature, Greece or Italy, – Abu Dhabi / Musthafa Aboobacker 600-500 BCE, Louvre Abu Dhabi – Seeing Things © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi Astrolabe, Mumammad Ibn Ahmad Al-Battuti, / Photo Thierry Ollivier North Africa, Morocco (?), 1726 - 1727, Winged dragon, Northern China, Louvre Abu Dhabi 475 - 221 BCE, Louvre Abu Dhabi © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo Thierry Ollivier Photo Mohamed Somji – Seeing Things

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Chapter 7 Chapter 11 Equestrian Portrait of King Philip V, Italy, 1702 - 1705, Composition with Blue, Red, Yellow & Black, Louvre Abu Dhabi Piet Mondrian, France, Paris, 1922, Louvre Abu Dhabi © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo Thierry Ollivier Photo Thierry Ollivier Commemorative head of an Oba, Ancient Kingdom of Mobile – Untitled, Alexander Calder, United States, Benin (Nigeria), 1800 -1850, Louvre Abu Dhabi New York, about 1934, Louvre Abu Dhabi © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / ©2020 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Photo Thierry Ollivier Society (ARS), New York Chapter 8 ©Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi Commode decorated with red lacquer from China, Photo by: APF Bernard II van Risenburgh, ca 1753 - 1756, France, Chapter 12 Paris, Louvre Abu Dhabi Leaves of Light – Tree (Germination series) © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Giuseppe Penone Photo Thierry Ollivier © Giuseppe Penone, 2016, Italy, Turin A Chinese Scene, Jean-Baptiste Pillement, Paris, ©Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / France,1765-1767, Louvre Abu Dhabi. Photo Hufton+Crow © Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi / Propagation (ﬁnal sketch) (Germination series) Photo APF Giuseppe Penone Chapter 9 © Giuseppe Penone, 2016, Italy, Turin The Painting Lesson, Germany (?), post - 1650, Johann Heinirich Schönfeld Louvre Abu Dhabi © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo Musthafa Aboobacker / Seeing Things A Museum Gallery Devoted to Ancient Roman Art, Paris, France, 1793, Hubert Robert, Musée du Louvre © PHOTO RMN - René–Gabriel Ojeda Chapter 10 The road to Verrières, France, 1872, Alred Sisley, Louvre Abu Dhabi © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo Musthafa Aboobacker / Seeing Things In Fontainebleau Forest. Pine and Birches Among the Rocks, France, Fontainebleau, 1845-1850, Camille Corot, Louvre Abu Dhabi © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo APF

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