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It will tell the story of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918-2004), and provide a comprehensive overview of the natural and human history of the UAE.
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The Zayed National Museum is set to open in 2021, with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi now confirming that construction is underway in the Saadiyat Island Cultural District on Saadiyat Island.
The museum will tell the story of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, celebrating his life and achievements. a living human heritage
The UAE’s National Museum, telling the story of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, his unification of the United Arab Emirates, the history of the region and its cultural connections across the world.
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Zayed National Museum will also function as a centre for archaeological and heritage research,” DCT said in a statement.
Zayed National Museum will be the centrepiece of the Saadiyat Island Cultural District and will showcase the history, culture and, more recently, the social and economic transformation of the Emirates. The life and achievements of Sheikh Zayed, and the UAE’s journey from the ancient past to the present dayThe Zayed National Museum will be the premier museum in the United Arab Emirates. Al Ain Oasis reflects what agriculture in this region has been like for millennia
It will tell the story of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918-2004), and provide a comprehensive overview of the natural and human history of the UAE.The narrow glass atriums rising from the Zayed National Museum building evoke the wing tips of the falcon, a symbol of UAE heritage.
The Zayed National Museum will be surrounded by a beautifully landscaped garden where landscaping, planting and installations will explore key moments in the life of Sheikh Zayed and his transformation of the UAE.
The Zayed National Museum is set to be designed as a monument in Abu Dhabi by the year 2020, a tribute to the country’s late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first president of the United Arab Emirates. art of performing praise, pride and fortitude poetry