Louvre Abu Dhabi's "10,000 Years of Luxury" exhibit looks pretty buzz worthy. Luxury was never a thing that interested me historically. But as a driver of human behavior its a locus of conflict. The recent addition in Manhattan of spaces like The Shed and newly opened Edge observation deck are inherently seductive. Situating this history in a ten millenia window may provide some illumination.
The Meaning of Luxury
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/fashion/luxury-exhibition...