Souraya Noujaim was appointed Scientific, Curatorial, and Collections Management Director at Louvre Abu Dhabi in February 2018. She oversees and leads the curatorial strategy of the museum, the new developments of its narrative, the acquisition and research strategy, as well as the exhibition programming. She began her career at Musée du Louvre, and has since worked for major cultural institutions such as the Arab World Institute (IMA) and the British Museum. As part of the “Grand Louvre” project, she took part in the opening of the first Islamic Art Department rooms of Musée du Louvre. She has taught at École du Louvre, where in 2013 she held the Islamic Art History chair. She holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Art History and Archaeology, with a degree in Museum studies and postgraduate research diplomas from École du Louvre and Paris-Sorbonne University. She also studied Arabic Islamic civilisation at the INALCO.