A rendering of the new Natural History Museum in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi
An exhibition at Manarat Al Saadiyat is offering a glimpse into the collection of the coming Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi. All Photos: Victor Besa / The National
The skull of an Arabian sand gazelle on display as part of an exhibition at Manarat Al Saadiyat, showcasing the collection of the museum, due to be completed at the end of 2025.
The exhibition space opens up and you are suddenly facing the bone-crushing, flesh-tearing teeth of Stan, the world's most famous T-Rex.
Stan also has one of the best-preserved T-Rex skulls ever found.
Dr Mark Jonathan Beech, Head of Archaeology: Al Dhafra & Abu Dhabi, in the Historic Environment Department at the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT).
Stan's skull is too heavy to fix to the rest of the upright fossil, so it has been displayed separated, with a replica head mounted to the model for display.
The seven-billion-year-old Murchison Meteorite.
The four-tusked stegotetrabelodon elephant roamed Abu Dhabi seven million years ago.
The Stegotetrabelodon elephant femur.
Stan was discovered in South Dakota in 1987 by amateur palaeontologist Stan Sacrison, after whom the fossil was named, and who saw the dinosaur's pelvis on the side of a cliff when he was inspecting plants.
Abu Dhabi has an estimated 3,000 dugongs, the second-highest population in the world after Australia.
Stegotetrabelodon skull.
A rendering of the new Natural History Museum in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi
A rendering of the new Natural History Museum in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi
A rendering of the new Natural History Museum in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi
An exhibition at Manarat Al Saadiyat is offering a glimpse into the collection of the coming Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi. All Photos: Victor Besa / The National
The skull of an Arabian sand gazelle on display as part of an exhibition at Manarat Al Saadiyat, showcasing the collection of the museum, due to be completed at the end of 2025.
The exhibition space opens up and you are suddenly facing the bone-crushing, flesh-tearing teeth of Stan, the world's most famous T-Rex.
Stan also has one of the best-preserved T-Rex skulls ever found.
Dr Mark Jonathan Beech, Head of Archaeology: Al Dhafra & Abu Dhabi, in the Historic Environment Department at the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT).
Stan's skull is too heavy to fix to the rest of the upright fossil, so it has been displayed separated, with a replica head mounted to the model for display.
The seven-billion-year-old Murchison Meteorite.
The four-tusked stegotetrabelodon elephant roamed Abu Dhabi seven million years ago.
The Stegotetrabelodon elephant femur.
Stan was discovered in South Dakota in 1987 by amateur palaeontologist Stan Sacrison, after whom the fossil was named, and who saw the dinosaur's pelvis on the side of a cliff when he was inspecting plants.
Abu Dhabi has an estimated 3,000 dugongs, the second-highest population in the world after Australia.
Stegotetrabelodon skull.
A rendering of the new Natural History Museum in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi
A rendering of the new Natural History Museum in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi
A rendering of the new Natural History Museum in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi
Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi collection - in pictures
