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It’s Official! The Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi Opens On This Date In November

Spanning 35,000 m², the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi turns out to be the largest institution of its kind in the region.

by Anupriya Mishra
It’s Official! The Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi Opens On This Date In November

It was recently revealed on the social media of the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi that the museum will open to the public on November 22nd. Yes, a gallery that spans 13.8 billionaire-year journey through time and space, this museum is a landmark structure that’s coming up in the Saadiyat Cultural District, and we are here to tell you all about it.

Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi To Open In November

As mentioned in a report by The National News, this museum is a landmark structure. Spanning 35,000 m², it turns out to be the largest institution of its kind in the region. As it happens, the museum will be home to some of the rarest specimens on the planet, with the gallery that is offers about 13.8 billion-year journey. From the beginning of the universe to even the predicted future, you find glimpses of this journey laid out in a fascinating manner.

What Are The Highlights Here?

As it happens, the highlights of the museum include a vast collection of the world-famous skeleton of stan, which is the 11.7 m tall Tyrannosaurus Rex. Besides the skeleton of Stan, it will be joined by a 25 m female blue whale specimen that would give one an insight into the marine biodiversity and the ongoing evolution. The Murchison meteorite is another highlight at the gallery. These are specimens from the meteorite, which crashed as shower stones in Australia in 1969. Since then, it has revealed a lot of information about the early solar system, as it bears evidence of extraterrestrial organic compounds. In fact, there are even three solar grains that formed over 7 billion years ago.

More To Know About The Main Galleries

You also get to travel back in time through the main galleries, which include:

  • The Story of Earth
  • The Evolving World
  • Our World, Resilient Planet and Earth’s Future

Other side galleries, here happen to be The PalaeoLab, Arabia’s Climate, The Life Sciences Lab, Beyond The Horizon, and The Human Story.

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Once the museum opens in November, it will feature two temporary international exhibitions. Additionally, there would also be a 61st Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition that would be on display, which would showcase international wildlife photography. This museum will truly be like a Time Machine as it will have several galleries transporting visitors to the UAE capital, as it was several million years ago.

So, with these fantastic highlights made for you, it’s not wrong to say that this museum will truly offer great insights to people once it opens.

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First Published: October 22, 2025 12:58 PM