Hoverplane landing in Dubai Museum of the Future: Real or reel?

  DUBAI – A few days after the Dubai Media Office posted a video of a hoverplane landing inside Dubai’s Museum of the Future, many people are still wondering whether it did or did not happen. “I had to take a closer look at the Museum of the Future to see if there were any openings in its shell similar to the video. I couldn’t find any,” an amused Dubai resident told Expatmedia.net, voicing similar sentiments shared by many who saw the video. The widely shared footage released on Friday showed the upper part of the Museum of the Future open up to a hoverplane that was landing, and then closing back as traffic continued to flow on Sheikh Zayed Road. Did a hoverplane really descend onto the Museum of the Future? The answer? It was just a promotional video using CGI (computer generated imagery), and comes ahead of the Museum of the Future’s grand opening on Tuesday (February 22). Watch it here: The promotional video was aimed at building up excitement around the futuristic museum when it opens to the public. The Museum of the Future has an iconic egg shape that features Arabic calligraphy on its facade. Inside, it features seven floors with exhibition spaces resembling a film set. The Museum of the Future takes visitors on a journey to the future, and provides glimpses of what the year 2071 could look like. Tickets to enter Dubai’s Museum of the Future start at Dh145 and can be bought online via wwww.motf.ae. Entry is free for children under the age of 3, people with special needs and Emiratis aged 60 or older. Construction of the Museum of the Future began in June, 2016. The most interesting part of the museum is its stainless-steel façade that extends over 17,000sqm. It is covered in Arabic calligraphy, designed by Emirati artist Mattar bin Lahej, which glows at night via LED lights. The calligraphy is a quote from Sheikh Mohammed that reads, “We may not live for hundreds of years, but the products of our creativity can leave a legacy long after we are gone”. “The future belongs to those who can imagine it, design it and execute it.. the future does not wait. The future can be designed and built today,” the quote continues. Museum of the Future Even though it has not officially opened to the public, the Musuem of the Future has already made it to the list of 14 most beautiful museums in the world. The list, published by National Geographic, put Dubai’s Museum of the Future as the fifth most beautiful museum in the world. China’s Shanghai Museum of Astronomy, which mimics stars and planets, topped the list. Spanning an area of 30,000 square metres, the seven-storey pillarless structure of the Dubai Museum stands at 77 metres high. The Museum of the Future is linked by two bridges that extend to Jumeirah Emirates Towers and Emirates Towers metro station. Dubai’s Museum of the Future is powered by 4,000 megawatts of solar energy produced by a station connected to the building. It also feature a park that contains 80 species of plants, equipped with a state-of-the-art intelligent and automatic irrigation system. ICA/Expat Media
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