ABU
DHABI, UAE, May 22, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Culture and Tourism –
Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has
today reaffirmed that Saadiyat Cultural District, along with its
cultural institutions, is on track for completion in
2025.
Saadiyat Cultural District is a global platform,
emanating from a rich cultural heritage, celebrating traditions,
and advancing equitable culture. It is an embodiment of
empowerment, showcasing museums, collections, and narratives that
celebrate the region's heritage while promoting a diverse global
cultural landscape.
Once completed, the diversity of Saadiyat
Cultural District's institutions will make the district one of the
most unique cultural platforms. It is already the home of Louvre
Abu Dhabi – the first universal museum in the Arab world –
showcasing artworks from different cultures side by side and
telling a story of human connections. Since opening in 2017, Louvre
Abu Dhabi has welcomed 5 million visitors and is recognised for its
breathtaking architecture and its innovative narrative. Nearby,
Berklee Abu Dhabi offers music, performing arts and educational
programmes throughout the year.
Manarat Al Saadiyat serves as a centre for
creative artistic expression and is home to two significant
initiatives in Abu Dhabi's
cultural calendar: Abu Dhabi Art and Culture Summit Abu Dhabi.
The current construction progress of the
soon-to-open institutions in Saadiyat Cultural District stands at
76%. Zayed National Museum, the national museum of the United Arab Emirates, will celebrate the
nation's rich history and culture, as well as honour the legacy of
the country's founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Additionally,
teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi invites visitors on an ever-changing
exploration that will transcend the limits of their
imagination.
It will be joined by the Natural History Museum
Abu Dhabi, which will include a research and teaching institution
that will take visitors on a 13.8 billion-year journey through the
story of our universe and planet. Guggenheim Abu Dhabi will be a museum celebrating art
from the 1960s to the present and the most important artistic
achievements of our time.
Saadiyat Cultural District pays homage to the
legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed, who defined the cultural agenda
and unveiled the history of the UAE to the world through
archaeological excavations and findings. This legacy began with the
establishment of Al Ain Museum, the first museum in the UAE, which
opened in 1971. This was followed with the inauguration of the
Cultural Foundation in 1981. Sheikh Zayed's legacy continued to
evolve under the guidance of the late Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Today, HH Sheikh
Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
President of the United Arab
Emirates, and HH Sheikh Khaled bin
Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi continue to build on that
legacy.
HE Mohamed Al
Mubarak, Chairman of DCT Abu Dhabi, said: "Culture
transcends mere connections; it shapes our very evolution and
broadens our perspectives. Here in Abu
Dhabi, we embrace this influence, fostering a deep
appreciation that resonates throughout our community. Saadiyat
Cultural District embodies 'cultural hope'. The District will
convey a message of cultural diversity that will become more
powerful over time, creating global connections, inspiring cultural
exchange, and fostering new ways of thinking to support the region,
the global South and the world. Saadiyat Cultural District is
somewhere people can come to learn from the past, understand our
present and focus on our future."
DCT Abu Dhabi has also launched a compelling
campaign titled 'Be Moved in a Thousand Ways', introduced by
philanthropist, talk show host and author Oprah
Winfrey. The campaign film delivers an inspirational message on the
transformative power of culture to unite, inspire, and open minds.
Contributors to the campaign include HE Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak,
Chairman of DCT Abu Dhabi; HE Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh, Cultural
Adviser to the President of the UAE and Chancellor of the
United Arab Emirates University;
HE Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi,
Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs UAE; Lord
Norman Foster, Pritzker Architecture
Prize-winner and architect of the Zayed National Museum; Mariët
Westermann, Director and CEO of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
and Foundation, celebrated artists Mohammed
Ibrahim, Najat Makki,
Afra Al Dhaheri from the UAE; multi
award winning Actor, Musician and Entrepreneur Idris Elba OBE;
legendary pianist Lang Lang and many
more.
The film can be viewed here.
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