00:00From the second you enter and you're greeted by a family of five seropods welcoming you
00:09to this amazing museum, that in itself is going to instill so much curiosity and imagination
00:15in our youth and ourselves also.
00:22The Middle East's largest natural history museum celebrates over 13 billion years of
00:28science and discovery as the latest addition to Sadiat Cultural District opens in Abu Dhabi.
00:34From the creation of our planet to the history of life on Earth, it showcases some incredible
00:40exhibits that bring nature's story to life.
00:43This specimen is called Stan and it's one of the best preserved examples of a T-Rex.
00:49Its bones and its teeth are in outstanding condition. Have a look.
00:53Other highlights include a piece of moon rock that you can touch, a 25-metre whale skull and the oldest
01:03thing on display in the museum. The Murchison meteorite is one of the most primitive space
01:10rocks known and was formed from a parent asteroid around 4.5 billion years ago at the birth of our
01:16solar system. Now when it fell to earth in Australia, locals said that it smelled of rotten peanut butter
01:24or brussel sprouts because of the compound inside and apparently it still does.
01:29Visiting exhibitions will also make up the cultural programme like this March of the Triceratops.
01:35It's an immersive exhibit in partnership with Naturalist Biodiversity Centre in the Netherlands.
01:40This is the first ever heard of Triceratops skeletons discovered together in North America.
01:47This is a museum that's full of life. What I mean by that is that it's a continuous evolution in this
01:54museum. So our research department, our programming department, our publication departments work hand
02:01in hand with cultural institutions, scientific institutions to continuously research these amazing
02:06species, working hand in hand together and finding new discoveries. Immersive experiences and science
02:13programmes for the community connect the past, present and future, stimulating imagination and encouraging
02:20learning for the next generation. You get to learn so much different experiences because in one room you
02:26could learn about the T-Rexes, one room you could learn about earth, you could learn about so much
02:32different things. This place is like a very good place and like we should care about the planets more
02:38and like educate people how to like clean the world and keep it a sustainable place. The Natural History Museum
02:47Abu Dhabi is a curious space for all and one that will inspire and shape a better future for generations to come.
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