Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai inaugurated the Museum of the Future on Tuesday.
The 77-metre tall building aims to tell the narrative of the future using interactive exhibitions.
“The Museum of the Future is a message of hope … a global scientific platform … and an integrated institutional framework to shape a better future for all of us,” Sheikh Mohammed said.
“It embodies the active human imagination and the Emirati will that continues to excel the world. The Museum will be a forum for great minds, scientists, thinkers and experts from around the world,” Sheikh Mohammed added.
In attendance was also Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Dubai Future Foundation.
“The Museum of the Future will be an intellectual laboratory for cities of the future and governments of the future … it will play a key role in strengthening Dubai’s future position. The Museum will provide a clear roadmap for Dubai’s vital sectors,” the Crown Prince said.
Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, said: “Through the Museum of the Future, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum aims to instutionalise future foresight and explore its opportunities to enhance the nation’s competitiveness.”
Sheikh Maktoum added: “We seek to accelerate the transition towards a knowledge-based economy in the region and explore practical scientific solutions to the greatest challenges of our times, both today and tomorrow.”
The UAE’s journey to the year 2071
The inauguration of the museum featured a keynote address from Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, chairman of the Museum of the Future.
“The Museum of the Future reflects the philosophy of His Highness, as it will be a factory for futuristic ideas. This new civilised edifice will play a pivotal role in applying one of the main values established by His Highness [Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum] during his 50 years of leadership. His Highness believes that the UAE is destined to be a model and play a positive role in this region and important role in reigniting the civilisation of this region, which has been leading the world scientifically, cognitively and culturally for more than ten centuries,” Al Gergawi said.
The museum can be accessed by two purpose-built bridges, one of which reaches to Jumeriah Emirates Towers, and the second connects to the Emirates Towers metro station.
Visitors will be taken on a journey to the year 2071, the centenary founding of the UAE, and the museum will help connect futurists, scientists, technologists and industry leaders.
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