A new large museum is scheduled to open in December this year in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saadyat Island in Abu Dhabi. Designed by British architecture firm Foster + Partners, the Zayad National Museum will house more than 1,000 years of history of the Quran and the world’s oldest natural pearls.
The museum is named after the first president of the seven UAEs, Sheikh Zaid bin Sultan Saldan Nashiyan (1918-2004). It will “focus on his life and achievements, but also reflect more broadly the country’s historical trajectory, from the earliest to the nearest.” Art newspaper. “[The Zayad National Museum] The values of the founding father rooted in the UAE. “The UAE was born in 1971.
The two floors of the two floors spanning 300,000 years of human history and temporary exhibition hall will have six permanent galleries. The series will include artifacts from the UAE, including items from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Age, as well as items borrowed from domestic and international institutions. “These artifacts tell the story of the resilience and wit of the country’s first community, from the world’s oldest Falaj irrigation system to evidence of bronze age copper mining,” the museum said in a statement.
“one [Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan’s] The values we explore in the gallery are religious tolerance,” Magee said. “We point out that when the first evidence of early Christian churches dates back to the seventh century, it was discovered on an island off the coast of Abu Dhabi in 1959. [he] This work is extremely encouraging. ”
Maggie said that while the museum is a “recipient of generous state funds,” it plans to generate revenue. Its design is inspired by the Falcon Wings in flight (the Falcon is an integral part of UAE culture) and includes five huge glass towers that attract cooling drafts through the museum to counter the burnt temperatures in the Bay State.
As stated in the UAE’s tourism strategy for 2030, Abu Dhabi plans to attract nearly 40 million tourists each year by 2030. When it opens, the Zayad National Museum will join other major cultural institutions on Sadhiat Island, including Louvre Abu Dhabi, including Louvre Abu Dhabi, Teamlelab phanomena Abu Dhabi, ancient uggenheim Abuum Abuuib and Natural and Natural the Watural,
The 8,000-year-old Abu Dhabi pearl will become one of the museum’s main attractions and will be permanently displayed to our ancestor gallery, which the museum says: “The evidence of 300,000 years of human activity has been studied and early trade with other societies in the Arab Canyon region.” The history of the Blue Quran, which dates back to 800-900, will also be an important attraction. The researchers found that Quran verses were hidden beneath a complex layer of gold leaf decoration on one of its pages.
Magee explains that research is a major part of the museum’s mission. “While research conducted from within the institution is very important, museums have a fundamental role in promoting research ecosystems within the country,” he said.
In international institutions, the items loaned to the museum are the British Museum.
