From borrower to lender: How Louvre Abu Dhabi is sharing its masterpieces with the world
More than five centuries ago, the workshops of Mamluk Cairo produced an elaborate wool carpet decorated with three medallions. Prized across the Mediterranean, such carpets were coveted by Europe's wealthy and powerful, commissioned by popes and exchanged as diplomatic gifts. The rare carpet, now part of Louvre Abu Dhabi 's permanent collection, returned to