To foster a sense of cultural connection, thousands of pupils exchanged the classroom for a museum as part of a Louvre Abu Dhabi program. The famous museum in the city is usually closed on Mondays, but this week it was opened especially for young students who adore art.
More than 2,600 youngsters from schools in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, ranging in age from eight to fifteen, let their imaginations run wild as they perused a variety of exhibits, talked about paintings and statues, and even participated in a scavenger hunt.
The special day was a part of Louvre Abu Dhabi’s initiative to inspire the younger generation to appreciate the arts.
The Impressionism exhibit, according to eighth-grader Manya Sabhani of Raha International School, was her favorite.
“It was interesting to me because it related to what we were studying in class. I got to evaluate the artwork there in front of me,” she remarked. The student cited witnessing Claude Monet’s artwork as a highlight of her education. “He received a lot of feedback and criticism for his work, but he persisted in creating it until it became a movement. That’s really motivating,” she remarked.
“I was able to detect the movement of the paint or perhaps the texture because I got to see many paintings of the same type side by side so I can compare.”
At the Lycee Francais International de l’AFLEC, 11-year-old Anthony Tohme expressed excitement about expanding his knowledge of art. “I’m eager to learn new things because this is my first time visiting the Louvre. I haven’t been on a school field trip in three years,” he remarked.
Children also took part in workshop-based activities and creative dialogues. Students participated in a scavenger hunt, a drum circle, and a meditation session as part of the museum takeover. After the difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic, school life is finally back in full swing, so it was a field trip to enjoy for curious students.
