00:00The story of the National Museum is really a story of our history.
00:05And it's a voyage that you take from 300,000 years to today.
00:10And you take it through the eyes of our founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed.
00:15He was, in principle, it was very important for him to understand that history.
00:21It progressed his thinking on how to create the formation of this country.
00:25So you will be taking that voyage really through him.
00:28And I'm very, very excited to share that with the rest of the world.
00:37Inspired by the form of a falcon-winged dove, the Zayed National Museum Abu Dhabi has opened,
00:43paying tribute to the UAE founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nayan.
00:49Designed by British architect Norman Foster, it's a vision on the Sadiat Cultural District skyline
00:54and tells the story of the land and its people.
00:58A story that begins from outside the museum.
01:02Al-Massar Gardens is a 600-metre-long outdoor gallery
01:06and features a timeline of Sheikh Zayed's life as well as key milestones in UAE history.
01:13Every museum in the Sadiat Cultural District and even beyond is a continuation of the other.
01:18If you read books, it's moving from chapter to chapter to chapter.
01:22The chapter about the history of this land that we're standing on, the Sheikh Zayed National Museum,
01:27that talks about thousands of years of culture and heritage and societies that have functioned in these lands
01:32and created things for our future, things that are so important to us, that ground us to our past.
01:39Inside, you find a cultural celebration showcasing the rich history and heritage of the seven emirates that make up the UAE.
01:48Over 1,500 artefacts, over six galleries are on display,
01:52from architectural finds to art installations and reconstructions of heritage items.
01:57Each part of the museum brings the journey of the UAE to life.
02:01Another highlight in the museum and possibly one of the smallest but most important is this tiny pearl, the Abu Dhabi pearl.
02:10In the Sheikh Zayed National Museum, the archaeological finds that we have found over the many years,
02:16not just here in Abu Dhabi but in all the other emirates,
02:18emphasises the strong history of this land and how the people of this land for millennia have been creators, innovators.
02:25It's really a mirror of who we are today in society.
02:27That understanding is very, very impressive.
02:30And the pieces are so intricate and so beautiful.
02:33I'm just excited to share them with everybody.
02:35Abu Dhabi aims to welcome 9.3 million visitors a year by 2030 to its cultural district
02:41that also houses the Louvre Abu Dhabi and the forthcoming Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.
02:46This latest opening will embody the values of Sheikh Zayed
02:49and the history from ancient times to modern day
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