It will tell the story of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918-2004), and provide a comprehensive overview of the natural and human history of the UAE. The Zayed National Museum will be surrounded by a beautifully landscaped garden where landscaping, planting and installations will explore key moments in the life of Sheikh Zayed and his transformation of the UAE. The Zayed National Museum will be the premier museum in the United Arab Emirates. The Zayed National Museum is set to be designed as a monument in Abu Dhabi by the year 2020, a tribute to the country’s late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first president of the United Arab Emirates. Stay up to date with news and events Zayed National Museum will be the centrepiece of the Saadiyat Island Cultural District and will showcase the history, culture and, more recently, the social and economic transformation of the Emirates. The UAE’s National Museum, telling the story of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, his unification of the United Arab Emirates, the history of the region and its cultural connections across the world. Login, register or change your password The area was an important stop on a possible caravan route extending from Al Ain to the north of the United Arab Emirates 500 tombs, 5,000 years, and a necropolis with a story The Zayed National Museum will be surrounded by a beautifully landscaped garden where landscaping, planting and installations will explore key moments in the life of Sheikh Zayed and his transformation of the UAE. art of performing praise, pride and fortitude poetry A traditional performing art of the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates traditional Bedouin chanted poetry in the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman

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