Museum of the Future (MOTF) - Matḥaf al-Mustaqbal - متحف المستقبل |
Dubai - دبي Dubayy, United Arab Emirates (Emirate of Dubai) |
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Sheikh Zayed Road
Trade Centre 2 |
Floor area | only roughly guessed: 30 548 m² / 328 816 ft² |
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Every day: 10:00am - 9:30pm Starting January 1, 2024: 9:30am - 7:00pm |
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Status from 12/2023
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Entry Ticket (4 years old and above): AED 149 | ||||
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Homepage | museumofthefuture.ae/en |
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The Emirate of Dubai is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. It is the most populous emirate of the UAE. The capital of the emirate is the eponymous city, Dubai. The city of Dubai is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf. Public TransportMRed Emirates TowersWe recommend you use Dubai Metro for the best access (Emirates Towers Station, Red Line). The link bridge connects the metro station directly to the museum. You can also use the Dubai Bus Service network. The best service line numbers are as follows: 27 29 X22 Emirates Towers |
Description | Wikipedia: The goal of this museum is to be the first to look to the future, rather than the past. It is said that everything in the museum is predicted to be in 2071. Experience and Exhibits As part of the experience, the Museum of the Future takes you on a journey to the year 2071. Home to seven floors in total, the museum dedicates five of its floors to exhibits based on different themes. The visitor journey begins from the fifth floor and takes guests down floor-by-floor. Fifth Floor - Orbital Space Station (OSS) Hope: Orbital Space Station Hope is the first chapter in the Museum of the Future visitor journey. Visitors get to experience life in space in the year 2071. Looking at how the future of space travel can help humanity with their most-pressing challenges. Fourth Floor - The HEAL Institute: Shedding light on ecology and biodiversity in the future, the HEAL Institute is an exhibit where visitors can focus on repairing, restoring and renewing life on Earth. Third Floor - Al Waha:' 'Al Waha' الواحة is Arabic for 'the oasis and is the third chapter in the Museum of the Future's visitor journey. Guest's can experience different therapies on this floor to connect deeply to their senses. Al Waha encourages people to focus on themselves and stay grounded. Second Floor - Tomorrow, Today: Looking at cutting-edge technology and innovative concepts, the Tomorrow, Today exhibit aims to present solutions in response to the world's most urgent challenges. This floor also reflects the museum's work with its strategic partners as it acts as an incubator and laboratory for global foresight. First Floor - Future Heroes: Future Heroes is an entire floor in the Museum of the Future that is dedicated to young ones under the age of 10-years-old. With an edutainment approach, this space offers children interactive activities, hands-on play and reward-based challenges. Encouraging collaboration and creativity, the Future Heroes exhibition allows children to design their own avatars as part of the experience. Concept The Museum of the Future claims that it seeks to foster solutions to the challenges that future cities face, in addition to housing innovations and being a hub that brings researchers, designers, inventors and financiers under one roof. The museum will host innovation labs dedicated to several sectors, including health, education, smart cities, energy and transport. It will also support and test new inventions in partnership with research institutes and universities. Building structure and symbolism One of the world's most complex structures, the Museum of the Future was designed by Killa Design and engineered by Buro Happold. On 3 February 2023, the building attained the LEED Platinum certification in terms of its green rating. The exterior façade of the building comprises windows that form Arabic quotes said by Dubai's ruler about the emirate's future.The phrases written on the Dubai Museum of the Future are three quotes from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates are. This torus-shaped shell sits on top of the building and comprises 1,024 fire-retardant composite panels clad in stainless steel, and each of which has a unique 3D shape to create the Arabic script. |
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