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An adventure game in Louvre Abu Dhabi galleries. For children aged 6 to 12 years and their parents

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How to play

Go to the permanent galleries: Each level can be played in one specific gallery only. Refer to the photo of each level to make sure you’re in the correct gallery.

Find the Guardian: The Guardian is an artwork in the gallery, listen to the clues to find him. This will help you to make sure you’re in the correct gallery.

Solve the puzzles: Select a puzzle, find the related artwork and stand right in front of it. Make sure it is the artwork, not a reproduction on the tactile station! Then, look closely and carefully at the artwork to solve the puzzle. If you need help, press the “Help Me” button.

Collect a Dome Star: You must solve all the puzzles suggested by the Guardian in each level to receive a Dome Star.

Finish the game, Use the Dome Stars you collected to solve the final puzzle and win the game! You need 12 Dome Stars to do so.

Let’s play!

Head to Gallery 1, titled "The First Villages" to start the game and follow the clues to find the first Guardian.

 

MAP

You may refer to this map anytime you feel lost to find your way. The game is to be played in the coloured areas only.

ARTWORKS

Level 1

  • Monumental statue with two heads

    Jordan, Ain Ghazal
    About 6500 BCE
    Plaster, bitumen (eyes)
    Department of Antiquities of Jordan

  • Woman dressed in a woollen garment: protective deity (?)

    Oxus civilisation
    Central Asia, Bactria
    2300–1700 BCE
    Chlorite, calcite
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Plank idol with two heads

    Cyprus
    2300–1900 BCE
    Polished and incised terracotta

  • Vase with geometric motifs imported from Mesopotamia

    United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, Marawah Island
    About 5500 BCE
    Painted terracotta
    Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi

Level 2

  • Ramesses II, pharaoh of Egypt

    Egyptian civilisation
    Egypt, Tanis
    1279–1213 BCE
    Diorite
    Musée du Louvre

  • Gudea, prince of Lagash

    Neo-Sumerian kingdom
    Iraq, Girsu (modern Tello)
    About 2120 BCE
    Black stone
    Musée du Louvre

  • Axe blade

    Iran, Luristan
    1000–700 BCE
    Bronze
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Male figure praying

    Sumerian civilization
    Iraq or Syria
    2400–2300 BCE
    Gypsum
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

Level 3

  • Winged dragon

    Warring States period
    Northern China
    475–221 BCE
    Bronze
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Man dressed in a Roman toga, called "The Orator"

    Roman empire
    Italy
    100–150 CE
    Marble
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Sphinx, mythological creature

    Greek civilisation
    Greece or Italy
    600–500 BCE
    Limestone
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Persian archer

    Achaemenid empire
    Iran, Susa
    About 510 BCE
    Glazed brick
    Musée du Louvre

Level 4

  • Mosque lamp in the name of Emir Shaykhu

    Egypt or Syria
    1250–1300
    Blown, gilded and enamelled glass
    Musée du Louvre

  • Brooch in the form of an eagle

    Italian peninsula, San Marino, Domagnano
    450–500 CE
    Gold, garnet
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Calligraphic panels with Quranic verses

    Timurid dynasty
    Iran or Central Asia
    1300–1400
    Glazed earthenware mosaic Louvre Abu Dhabi

Level 5

  • Bactrian horse

    Tang dynasty
    China
    700–800
    Ceramic glaze
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Dragon-handle bowl

    Yuan dynasty
    China, Inner Mongolia (?)
    1200–1300
    Gold
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Mirror case (?) of imperial provenance

    Tang dynasty
    China, from the Shoso-in collection (?), Japan,
    700–800
    Wood, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, amber
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Ewer with a rooster head

    Iran
    1100–1300
    Ceramic with painted underglaze, openwork
    decoration

Level 6

  • Monumental Lion: An Acoustic Automaton (?)

    Southern Spain or southern Italy
    1000–1200
    Bronze
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Carved architectural panel

    Umayyad dynasty
    Spain, Cordoba, Madinat al-Zahra (?)
    900–1000
    Marble
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Feline shaped incense burner

    Eastern Iran or Central Asia
    1000–1100
    Bronze
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Turban helmet

    Aq-Qoyunlu or Ottoman
    Turkey
    1450–1500
    Steel with silver inlays, traces of gold

Level 7

  • Allegory of Arithmetic

    Belgium, Antwerp
    1557
    Frans Floris (Anvers, 1519–1570)
    Oil on canvas
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Tower of Babel

    Belgium, Antwerp, 1595
    Abel Grimmer (Antwerp, about 1575–1619)
    Oil on wood
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Canister tower with its case

    Achille Hermansreyt (?)
    Central Europe, Holy Roman Empire
    1657
    Ivory, case in leather and velvet
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

Level 8

  • Portrait of an African woman

    Italy, Florence (?)
    About 1560
    Oil on canvas
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Calligrapher’s desk

    Ottoman empire
    Turkey, Istanbul, imperial workshop
    About 1540
    Wood, ivory
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger

    United Kingdom, 1540–1542
    Hans Holbein the Younger (Augsburg, 1497-London, 1543)
    Oil on wood
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

Level 9

  • Biblical scene: Esther Fainting Before Ahasuerus

    France, Paris
    1730
    Jean-François De Troy
    (Paris, 1679-Rome, 1752)
    Oil on canvas
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Dish with rose and tulip decoration

    Ottoman empire
    Turkey, Iznik
    1575–1580
    Ceramic with painted underglaze Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Tile with geometric and plant motifs

    Ottoman empire
    Turkey, Iznik
    1560–1580
    Ceramic with painted underglaze
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

Level 10

  • George Washington, First President of the United States

    United States, 1822
    Gilbert Stuart (Saunderstown, 1755–Boston, 1822)
    Oil on canvas
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • William and Penelope Welby Playing Chess

    United Kingdom, 1769
    Francis Cotes (London, 1726–Richmond, 1770)
    Oil on canvas
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Commode decorated with Chinese lacquer

    France, Paris
    1753–1756
    Bernard II van Risamburgh (Paris, about 1700–1760)
    Wood, lacquer, bronze gilt, marble
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Embarkation of the Emperor of China

    Philippe Béhagle
    France, Manufacture royale de Beauvais
    About 1700
    Tapestry of wool and silk
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

Level 11

  • Young Emir Studying

    Osman Hamdy Bey
    Turkey, Istanbul (?)
    1878
    Oil on canvas

  • The Cup of Chocolate

    France, Paris
    1877–1878
    Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Limoges, 1841–Cagnes-sur-Mer, 1919)
    Oil on canvas
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Ceremonial shield

    Yup’ik culture
    Alaska
    1890–1910
    Wood, natural pigments, plant fibres, feathers
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • The Bohemian

    France, Paris, 1861–1862 (cut out in 1867)
    Édouard Manet (Paris, 1832–1883)
    Oil on canvas
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Shamanic ritual mask

    Yup’ik culture
    Alaska
    1890–1910
    Wood, natural pigments, plant fibres, feathers
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

Level 12

  • Composition in Blue, Red, Yellow and Black

    France, Paris, 1922
    Piet Mondrian (Amersfoort, 1872–New York, 1944)
    Oil on canvas
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • The Antillean Parade

    Cuba, 1945
    Wifredo Lam (Sagua la Grande, 1902–Paris, 1982)
    Oil on canvas
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Untitled I-IX, series of panels

    Italy, 2008
    Cy Twombly (Lexington, 1928–Rome, 2011)
    Acrylic on canvas
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Mbanchong, headdress in the shape of a serpent

    Nalu or Baga culture
    Guinea
    1800–1940
    Painted wood
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

  • Oriental Bliss

    Switzerland, Berne, 1938
    Paul Klee (Münchenbuchsee, 1879–Muralto, 1940)
    Paint on paper glued on canvas
    Louvre Abu Dhabi

OPTIONS

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Be careful! Pressing “Reset the Game” will delete all your progress in the game and you will lose all the stars you collected.

Reset the game

SURVEY

CREDITS

TEAM

LOUVRE ABU DHABI

Manuel Rabaté, Director
Ugo Bertoni, Director, External Affairs, Outreach and Cultural Engagement
Amine Kharchach, Section Head, Interpretation and Creative Content
Eiman Al Hammadi, Senior Mediation and Interpretation Officer

Direction, production:
Emmanuel Rouillier | Mosquito

Game design: Nicolas Pelloille | Hiver prod
Script and dialogues: Marion Augustin
Developpement:
Arnaud Martin | 23Forward
Editorial project management:
Christine BUSSET | La Documentale.
Illustration: Hugo Ramirez
Recording and sound design (english and french):
Cyrille Carillon | Domino Studio
Recording (Arabic): Sowt Studio

COPYRIGHTS

GUARDIANS
1 © Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi / Photo Jonathan Gibbonss | 2 © Musée du Louvre, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Christian Décamps © RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Hervé Lewandowski | 3 © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo Mohamed Somji - Seeing Things | 4 © RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Hervé Lewandowski | 5 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 12 © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo Thierry Ollivier | 6 © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo Hervé Lewandowski | 7 - 11 © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo APF

GALLERIES
© Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo Eiman Al Hammadi © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo Brian Kerrigan © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo Siddharth Siva

GAMES
Plank idol with two heads | Woman dressed in a woollen garment | Cooking jar | Vase with animals | Axe blade | Vase with axe motifs | Pyramidion | Sarcophagus of Henuttawy | Sphinx | The Orator | Bodhisattva | Brooch | Romanesque columns | Mirror case | Ewer with a rooster head | Chamfered vase | Mamluk Basin | Aquamanile | Turban helmet | Basin inscribed with the name of Bonifilius | Chest decorated with animal scenes | Canister tower with its case | Commemorative head of an Oba | Commode decorated with Chinese lacquer | Embarkation of the Emperor of China | Shamanic ritual mask | The Bohemian | Orange press “a+b” © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo Thierry Ollivier | Vase with geometric motifs © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi | Gudea © RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / René-Gabriel Ojeda | Male figure praying | Dragon-handle bowl and dish | Carved architectural panel | Feline shaped incense burner | Calligrapher’s desk © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo Ismail Noor - Seeing Things | Persian archer © Musée du Louvre, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Thierry Ollivier | Augustus | Dish with a European ship | Portrait of Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger | Tiles with geometric and plant motifs | Dish with rose and tulip decoration | William and Penelope Welby Playing Chess | A Chinese Scene | Count Corfiz Anton Ulfeldt in an Ottoman Interior | Children Wrestling | Oriental Bliss | Untitled I-IX, series of 9 panels © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo APF | Calligraphic panels | Ceremonial shield | The Prince entering the Briar Wood | Ceremonial face mask | The Cup of Chocolate | Mbanchong | The Runners | Food for Thought – Al Muallaqat © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo Sylvie Van Roey | Ewer with a phoenix head | Tower of Babel | The Antillean Parade © Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi / Photo Hervé Lewandowski

DUPES
For the following artworks only : Persian Archer (3) ; Feline shaped incense burner (6) ; Portrait of Sir Thomas Wyatt (8) ; Ceremonial Shield (11).
© Rogers Fund, 1948 | Alvesgaspar/Wikimedia Commons |Amir El Mander/Wikimedia Commons | © Fletcher Fund, 1931 | Carole Raddato/Wikimedia Commons |Following Hadrian/Wikimedia Commons | © dynamosquito/Wikimedia Commons | Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)/Wikimedia Commons | dynamosquito/WIkimedia Commons | Jakub Hałun/Wikimedia Commons | Jebulon/Wikimedia Commons | Portrait of a Man in Profile, The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931 / The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Public Domain | Grammatica Latina, Elio Donato / Shakko/Wikimedia Commons | Edward VI, Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger German, The Jules Bache Collection, 1949, The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Public Domain | Portrait of a Young Man, Cosmè Tura, Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913, The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Public Domain | Ceremonial Shields : Jastrow/Wikimedia Commons, The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Public Domain, Etnografiska museet (CC BY), LACMA/Public Domain.

ARTWORKS CREDITS
Architecture © Jean Nouvel
Exhibits: The Antillean Parade © Wifredo Lam Estate, Adagp , Paris, 2024| Orange press “a+b”, Jean Tinguely : © ADAGP, Paris, 2024 | Food for Thought – Al Muallaqat © Maha Malluh 2013 | Untitled I-IX, series of 9 panels © Cy Twombly Foundation | Other exhibits: see artworks list (menu)
© Succession Picasso 2024

PRIVACY

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