• “His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, our President, has declared 2015 to be the year of innovation in the UAE. Today we show how serious and committed we are to that mission,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said.
    “His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, our President, has declared 2015 to be the year of innovation in the UAE. Today we show how serious and committed we are to that mission,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said.
  • The museum will provide a permanent home for the world’s greatest innovations.
    The museum will provide a permanent home for the world’s greatest innovations.
  • It will bring together the brightest researchers, designers, inventors and financiers under one roof. This integrated environment will empower these creative minds to test, fund and market their ideas for futuristic prototypes and services.
    It will bring together the brightest researchers, designers, inventors and financiers under one roof. This integrated environment will empower these creative minds to test, fund and market their ideas for futuristic prototypes and services.
  • The Museum will open in 2017 in the Emirates Towers area near Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai.
    The Museum will open in 2017 in the Emirates Towers area near Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai.
  • The Museum will be located in the Emirates Towers area near Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, and will open in 2017. Visitors will be able to experience the future through cutting-edge simulations and interactive demonstrations.
    The Museum will be located in the Emirates Towers area near Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, and will open in 2017. Visitors will be able to experience the future through cutting-edge simulations and interactive demonstrations.
  • The museum’s motto is ‘See the future, create the future’. It reflects a new approach to government innovation, WAM reported.
    The museum’s motto is ‘See the future, create the future’. It reflects a new approach to government innovation, WAM reported.
  • Headed by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid, the Board of Trustees will include several high-profile national figures with His Excellency Mohammed Al Gergawi acting as its vice president. A large endowment will guarantee its continuation for generations to come.
    Headed by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid, the Board of Trustees will include several high-profile national figures with His Excellency Mohammed Al Gergawi acting as its vice president. A large endowment will guarantee its continuation for generations to come.
  • “The world is entering a new era of accelerated knowledge and great technological revolutions. We aim to lead in that era, not to follow and lag behind. The Museum of the Future is the first step of many to come, marking the beginning of great achievements,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said.
    “The world is entering a new era of accelerated knowledge and great technological revolutions. We aim to lead in that era, not to follow and lag behind. The Museum of the Future is the first step of many to come, marking the beginning of great achievements,” Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said.

Travel and Tourism

Dubai Ruler launches the Museum of the Future - in pictures

Julie Nicholson

March 04, 2015

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai has launched plans for a new Museum of the Future that will be a creative hub for inventions and support the UAE’s mission to be a global innovation engine. All photos and renderings Courtesy of WAM

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