The creation of the region's first Museum of Middle East Modern Art, was announced yesterday by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Located in Culture Village, on the banks of Dubai Creek, the museum has a striking design by renowned architects UN Studio, bringing together elements of the sea and Dubai's seafaring past.
Sheikh Mohammed reviewed the plans and location of the museum accompanied by Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai's Culture and Arts Authority; Mohammad Al Gergawi, Minister for Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of Dubai Holding; and Hashim Al Dabal, Chairman of Dubai Properties Group, developers of Culture Village and the new museum.
Sheikh Majid said: "The museum will be a manifestation of Sheikh Mohammed's strategic vision of making the UAE a hub for multicultural understanding. It will also celebrate Khor Dubai's importance as a cultural hub within Dubai as a global city."
Holland-based UN Studio has designed the Mercedez-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum in the US, and the renovation of the Rijksmuseum in The Netherlands.