Photos: Mohammed Bin Rashid tours the Museum of the Future

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, paid a visit to the newly opened Museum of the Future, in Dubai, on Wednesday.

"Today I visited the Museum of the Future, to explore the experiences it will provide to visitors and the potential for this new centre for futurists and intellectuals. Our support for this important global hub for future innovation and human development is a long term commitment," Sheikh Mohammed wrote on his twitter account.

The Museum of the Future consists of three main elements: the hill or plateau from which the building rises, the external design of the building, and the exhibition areas of the museum.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid was accompanied on the tour of the new landmark by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Finance. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council; Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Sports Council

The Museum of the Future visualises the future of humankind, putting emphasis on sustainability and a greener future as can be seen by its pillarless torus-shaped structure sitting atop a green mound, planted with endemic trees and plants, representing the Earth.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid was accompanied on the tour of the new landmark by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Finance. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council; Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the Museum of the Future;

The Museum of the Future will be a space for knowledge that gathers intellectuals and futurists from all over the world. It is the largest research space of its kind, accommodating all ideas, experiences and creative conceptions," Sheikh Mohammed added.

The Museum of the Future embodies the world's largest idea lab and will serve as a talent incubator for scientists, thinkers and researchers. By convening them, the Museum will create a launchpad for enabling initiatives, scientific programmes and human knowledge projects that aim to contribute to the UAE and the region's efforts to drive social, economic and human development.

In addition to creating a regional scientific, knowledge and creative movement, the Museum of the Future will contribute to building Arab bridges with a selection of the most important global scientific, knowledge and intellectual centres. It will inspire with its initiatives, projects and experiences, members of the global scientific community to continue developing innovative future solutions that transform the challenges facing humanity into promising opportunities.

A trip to the Museum of the Future encourages visitors to become active participants in imagining and designing the future. It's open to everyone to propel humanity towards the future, and discover new horizons for tomorrow's world.

The Museum of the Future represents an unparalleled opportunity to live and breathe the future in its various dimensions. Visitors can experience the future within a connected and integrated world that touches on various aspects of human life and its interaction with the environment around it.

The Museum employs the latest technologies, such as virtual and augmented reality, big data analysis, artificial intelligence and human machine interaction to encourage visitors to ask questions about the future of humans, cities, human societies and life on planet Earth and in space.

The Museum of the Future will work to promote the dissemination of knowledge, develop tools and capabilities to foresee the future, design its solutions through research and studies, monitor the most prominent transformations and new trends, and shed light on the most important scientific discoveries and new technological innovations.

The Museum of the Future takes young people and younger generations on a future journey that expands their positive view of our world and enhances their confidence in their abilities to make a positive change. It also consolidates their belief in the potential of humanity to affect significant change and reinforces their conviction that nothing is impossible with science.