Affirming the timeless dimension linked to the ‘trans-historical’ character of the Louvre Abu Dhabi.

The scenography offers pure atmospheres, simple forms, favouring the play of light, points of view, perspectives, the refinement and softness of the materials and highlighting the works. We have avoided placing undue emphasis on motifs. In our view, the only motif of the building is the rich variety of moving shadows of the dome. All the ceilings of the museum are defined by a constellation of natural or artificial skylights, revealing the depths and thicknesses of the materials. The dialogue with the sky thus continues inside the rooms. We proposed that each room, regardless of its contents, should be named after a constellation. The names of these constellations will be definitively engraved in the floor, at the entrance of each space.