Discover what the future holds when you visit the Museum of the Future, Dubai’s latest architectural masterpiece. Blending science, spirituality and technology in a unique way, the museum allows you to see live in the future with all kinds of immersive and unique exhibits.
Some of the world’s leading product, media, and exhibition designers have gone wild with interior design. It takes you on a special journey into the future that appeals all five senses. Very special is that the building of the museum of the future has been named one of the 14 most beautiful museums in the world by National Geographic Magazine.
Seven floors with many unique objects
The museum is divided into seven floors with several different exhibitions. Three floors take you on a journey to space, ecosystems and bio engineering, interspersed with health and well-being.
The remaining floors are full of near-future technologies in areas such as health, water, food, transport and energy, while the last floor is dedicated to children. Many exhibits in the museum are variable and are regularly replaced because technology never stands still.
Architectural masterpiece
The building of the museum of the future has been named one of the 14 most beautiful museums in the world by National Geographic Magazine. When you come face to face with the building you will understand why.
The unique building of the museum was designed by Killa Design architecture studio and can be recognized from afar thanks to its shape and color. The building in the shape of an eye with a large hole in the middle is 77 meters high, has 7 floors and has more than 30,000 square meters of exhibition space. Unique to the building are the many Arabic texts that have been cut into the stainless steel what forms the façade. The façade e is beautifully lit in the evenings.
The Arabic texts on the facade are 3 quotes from a poem by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. He is a great leader of Dubai about the future of the emirate:
- We won’t live for hundreds of years, but we can create something that will last for hundreds of years.
- The future will be for those who will be able to imagine, design and build it, the future does not wait, the future can be designed and built today.
- The secret of the renewal of life, the development of civilization and the progress of humanity is in one word: innovation.
The museum opened its doors for the first time on the special palindrome date February 22, 2022, which read from back to front is the same as from front to back.
Tickets for the Museum of the Future in Dubai
The tickets for the Museum of the Future in Dubai cost 39,50 US Dollar. Children up to 3 years old are free when accompanied by a paying adult but they do need a ticket. If you are going to the museum with a child under the age of three, you must order a free ticket on the order page when you order the tickets online.
The museum can be sold out on popular days and times. It is best to book your tickets for the Museum of the Future online in advance there are a limited number of tickets sold per period. If you order your tickets in advance, you will not be bothered by this.
You can easily buy tickets for the museum online at the Tiqets website. You can pay in your own currency, so you are not bothered by the exchange rate of the dirham against your currency. After payment you will receive the tickets as an e-ticket to the specified email address.
Combi your ticket with Burj Khalifa and get a discount
Do you want to visit the Burj Khalifa and combi it with the Museum of the Future? Then you can use the special combi promotion where you get a 10% discount on both tickets. You can buy the special combi ticket at this website.
Read the extra information about the Burj Khalifa tickets on the ticket website. Are you excited about the Burj Khalifa get more information on this page.
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How to get to the Museum of the Future and opening hours
The Museum of the Future is open daily from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Access to the museum is possible up to one hour before closing time.
Thanks to its location next to the Emirates Towers and the Dubai metro, the museum of the future is easily accessible by public transport. If you wish to travel to the Museum of the Future by metro, take the red metro line and get off at Emirates Tower Station. The museum is directly connected to the metro station by an air-conditioned covered bridge. It is also possible to travel to the museum by bus with the Dubai Bus Service network the RTA. The routes 27, 29 and X22 stop at Emirates Towers bus station. From this bus station it is a few minutes’ walk to the entrance of the museum.
If you come with your own transport you should take the Sheik Zayed Road. If you come from the direction of the Dubai Marina you can take exit 51 towards Al Boursa St. From here, follow the Emirates Towers / Museum of the Future signs. You can park at the Emirates Towers car park or you can use the museum’s valet parking service.
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