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Arts & Culture

Abu Dhabi: Art on Saadiyat Island

Abu Dhabi

Subject
Arts & Culture
For
Students aged 13 and above
Duration
6 days
Price
Priced to your group size and dates
Group size
Up to 25 students
Departure
Dates set with your school

Overview

The trip

Abu Dhabi has built one of the world's most concentrated cultural districts in under two decades.

On Saadiyat Island, students visit the Louvre Abu Dhabi, where Jean Nouvel's lattice dome filters light over galleries that place works from different civilisations side by side, and the Zayed National Museum. Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, Frank Gehry's museum of modern and contemporary art, opens on 11 December 2026. teamLab Phenomena shows digital art, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque shows how calligraphy and ornament are used at monumental scale, and the Abrahamic Family House, with its mosque, church and synagogue, shows how architecture expresses shared values. Winter is the most comfortable season to visit.

Learning outcomes

What students gain

Students will be able to:

  • Explain how a universal museum arranges art from many cultures and why that matters
  • Describe how architecture shapes the experience of art, using Nouvel's dome and Gehry's design
  • Discuss how digital and immersive art differs from painting and sculpture
  • Describe how Islamic calligraphy and ornament are used in a major mosque

The price covers

What's included

Included

  • Return international flights from Nairobi
  • Educational visits and expert-led sessions
  • Expert guide
  • Transport within the route
  • Shared accommodation with breakfast
  • Visa appointment support where applicable
  • Safety briefing
  • 24-hour guide support

Not included

  • Lunch and dinner
  • Entry fees outside the core programme
  • Personal spending

Itinerary

The day-by-day itinerary

The full schedule and quote come with your proposal.

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