مَتْحَف زَايِد ٱلْوَطَنِي (in Arabic) | |
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| Location | Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| Coordinates | 24°32′4.43″N 54°25′7.69″E / 24.5345639°N 54.4188028°E |
| Type | National museum |
| Director | Dr. Peter Magee |
| Architect | Foster + Partners |
| Website | Zayed National Museum |
Zayed National Museum (Arabic: مَتْحَف زَايِد ٱلْوَطَنِي, romanized: Matḥaf Zāyid Al-Waṭanī) is a planned museum, to be located in Abu Dhabi, the UAE. It is designed as a memorial to the late Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding father and first president of the UAE.[1] The museum is planned to be the centrepiece of the Saadiyat Island Cultural District,[2] and will showcase the history, culture, and economic transformation of the Emirates.[3]
In 2021, it was announced that the construction, which was interrupted after Arabtec ceased operations, would be taken over by the companies Trojan Construction Group and SixConstruct.[4] The museum is currently under construction and as of November 2021, its opening date is scheduled for 2025.[5]
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