Here’s TTGmice’s weekly round up of MICE developments outside of Asia.
Louvre Abu Dhabi throws open its doors
Designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, the Louvre Abu Dhabi has opened in the UAE capital. It is the first museum of its kind in the Arab world: a universal museum that focuses on shared human stories across civilisations and cultures.
On display will be the museum’s important collection of artworks, artefacts and loans from France’s top museums. These span the entirety of human existence: from prehistorical objects to commissioned contemporary artworks, highlighting universal themes and ideas and marking a departure from traditional museography that often separates according to origin. In addition to the galleries, the museum will include exhibitions, a Children’s Museum, a restaurant, a boutique and a café.
The inaugural special exhibition, From One Louvre to Another: opening a museum for everyone, opens on December 21, 2017, and traces the history of Musée du Louvre in Paris.
How about a meeting on a city beach in Amsterdam?
The newly renovated Strandzuid city beach venue, situated between RAI Amsterdam and the Beatrix Park, has re-opened, where the wooden pavilions have been replaced by a new and permanent building.
The new Strandzuid enhances its position as an event location that can be used as a standalone venue or supplement to the RAI Amsterdam’s facilities. The Restaurant has a capacity of 300 seats. Other facilities includes The Boat House, The Beach House, The Jetty Bar, The Beach Bar and Playground.
Copenhagen secures another wind energy congress
Copenhagen will be hosting the inaugural WindEurope Summit for both onshore and offshore wind energy in 2021, a win that comes six months after the city won the bid to host the world’s largest Offshore Wind Energy 2019 conference and exhibition.
To be held at Scandinavia’s largest congress venue, Bella Center Copenhagen, WindEurope Summit is expected to attract around 10,000 delegates from across Europe.
Denmark was the first country to install offshore wind turbines and the country continues to be a driving force in the development of cutting edge wind energy technology. With a wind industry that is globally recognised, the country provides an ideal platform for the global wind industry to come together to discuss and exchange knowledge.
