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Fosters’ Zayed National Museum finally opens 13 years behind schedule

By 2025-12-03T12:29:00

Zayed Museum 2

Practice won design job in 2007

Foster & Partners’ Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi has finally opened its doors, 13 years behind schedule.

The 57,000sq m building opened to visitors today following a 17-year construction period and eight years after the collapse of a loan deal with the British Museum due to the troubled project’s repeated delays.

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