(MENAFN - Gulf Times)
The Louvre Abu Dhabi said on Monday it has replaced a map of the Arabian Peninsula that omitted Qatar, embroiled in a months-long diplomatic dispute with its Gulf neighbours.
The museum said the map was an "oversight" that had been rectified.
The map, one of several aiming at placing exhibits in their geographical context, was located in the children's section of the museum.
The error was pointed out on January 19 by Qatar Museums chairperson HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, who retweeted a picture of the map showing Bahrain and the Gulf coast with blank sea in the place of Qatar.
"Although the notion of museums is a new one to Abu Dhabi, surely the @MuseeLouvre is not okay with this?" she wrote.
The Louvre Abu Dhabi was inaugurated in November. It was marketed as "a universal museum" celebrating cultural exchange and tolerance.
Last June, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties with Doha, including land, sea and air links. They accused Qatar of ties to extremists and being too close to Iran.
Doha rejected the accusations and accused the states of seeking to take over its foreign policy.
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