Entertainment - "Juan Luna’s Masterpiece La Bulaqueña to Grace the Louvre Abu Dhabi" in June 2025. This was revealed during the Senate plenary discussions on the proposed 2025 national budget for the National Museum of the Philippines.
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III shared the news, playfully mentioning that he had "inside information" from his wife, Kathryna Yu-Pimentel, who serves as a special envoy to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
"The good news, I think Mr. Barnes and the National Museum have been approached by the Louvre in Abu Dhabi to lend some pieces, some works of art to be displayed in the Louvre in Abu Dhabi," Pimentel said.