The forthcoming Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art has received a $490 million construction grant from Diriyah Company, a real estate juggernaut that has previously thrown its support behind an array of resorts, a digital art institution, and a shopping district in the country. Designed by Godwin Austen Johnson, a Dubai-based architecture firm that previously conceived the Sharjah Art Foundation, the museum will span 883,000 square feet, poising it to cover more ground than the Louvre in Paris. The museum’s main base will be located in Diriyah, though it will also stage exhibitions in nearby Riyadh. Related Articles Diriyah Company is chaired by Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Time magazine recently placed the enterprise on a list of 100 influential companies, praising it for “showing that the kingdom’s tourism dreams aren’t just blueprints.” Jerry Inzerillo, CEO of Diriyah Comapny, said in a statement, “The Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art will provide Saudi and international artists with a truly world-class platform—one that invites global voices to engage with …