See dinosaur fossils and meteorites at Abu Dhabi\u2019s new museum.<\/p>\n
Opening on November 22 in the Saadiyat Cultural District, the Abu Dhabi Natural History Museum will take visitors on a 138-billion-year journey through time and space.<\/p>\n
The largest of its kind in the region, the museum will be home to science and nature enthusiasts, with an area of \u200b\u200b35,000 square meters and a design inspired by natural rocks.<\/p>\n
The collection includes an 11.7-meter skeleton of the Tyrannosaurus rex \u201cStan\u201d and a 25-meter model of the blue whale, the world\u2019s largest animal.<\/p>\n
The museum houses the 7-billion-year-old Murchison meteorite and the fossil of the extinct Abu Dhabi elephant.<\/p>\n
The museum\u2019s permanent galleries include sections such as \u201cThe Story of the Earth,\u201d \u201cThe Evolving World,\u201d \u201cThe Resilient Planet,\u201d and \u201cThe Future of Earth.\u201d The museum\u2019s interactive paleontology and life sciences labs, and immersive theatre, also provide an educational and immersive experience for visitors.<\/p>\n
In the special gallery \u201cAbu Dhabi in the Late Miocene,\u201d models of ancient animals such as crocodiles and hippos smaller than today\u2019s African species have been reconstructed to transport viewers back millions of years.<\/p>\n
The Abu Dhabi Natural History Museum will also host two international temporary exhibitions:<\/p>\n
Triceratops Parade, the only Triceratops herd to tour the world, and a wildlife photography exhibition showcasing the work of the world\u2019s leading nature photographers.<\/p>\n
In addition to its educational aspects, the museum also operates as a research centre in the fields of zoology, paleontology and life sciences. Among its research projects is a collaboration with the University of Manchester on the structure of pterosaur bones, which could inspire the development of lighter, stronger materials for the aviation industry.<\/p>\n
The Natural History Museum of Abu Dhabi is drawing an inspiring vision for future generations, with the aim of promoting science, innovation and sustainability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
See dinosaur fossils and meteorites at Abu Dhabi\u2019s new museum. Opening on November 22 in the Saadiyat Cultural District, the Abu Dhabi Natural History Museum will take visitors on a 138-billion-year journey through time and space. The largest of its kind in the region, the museum will be home to science and nature enthusiasts, with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1256,1257,1266],"tags":[2363,1259,1268],"class_list":{"0":"post-9717","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dubai-international","8":"category-dubai-international-news-agency","9":"category-event-in-dubai","10":"tag-abu-dhabi-natural-history-museum-to-open-on-november-22","11":"tag-dubai-international","12":"tag-event-in-dubai"},"yoast_head":"\n