01:02Al-Masar Gardens is a 600-meter long outdoor gallery and features a timeline of Sheikh Zayed's life as well as key milestones in UAE history.
01:13Every museum in the Sa'diyat Cultural District and even beyond is a continuation of the other.
01:19If you read books, it's moving from chapter to chapter to chapter.
01:23The chapter about the history of this land that we're standing on.
01:26The Sheikh Zayed National Museum that talks about thousands of years of culture and heritage and societies that have functioned in these lands and created things for our future.
01:36Things 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, from 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, not 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.
02:28That 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 that also houses the Louvre Abu Dhabi and the forthcoming Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.
02:46This latest opening will embody the values of Sheikh Zayed and the history from ancient times to modern day that helped build the United Arab Emirates that exists today.
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