Spices, shipwrecks and ancient trade routes: Louvre Abu Dhabi explores 1,000 years of Indian Ocean history
Visitors to Louvre Abu Dhabi's latest exhibition begin their journey in darkness, lights above mimicking a star-filled sky. It's a reminder of a time when sailors relied on the heavens to navigate the Indian Ocean, carrying spices, precious stones and textiles between distant civilisations. Such voyages connected communities from East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula to India, China and…
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