Modern architecture: Modern Architecture: Museum of Middle Eastern Modern Art by UNStudio, Dubai, UAE

الأحد، 18 مايو 2014

Modern Architecture: Museum of Middle Eastern Modern Art by UNStudio, Dubai, UAE

Modern Architecture: Museum of Middle Eastern Modern Art by UNStudio, Dubai, UAE
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In 2008. Dubai Properties was searching for architecture firm to design new Museum of Middle Eastern Art in Dubai, UAE. UNStudio got the job and designed this 41,200sqm piece of modern architecture, futuristic building to house retail space, exhibition hall, art galleries and Museum.

"The Museum of Middle East Modern Art, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, will be a celebration of the importance of Dubai Creek as a new cultural hub within Dubai as a global city.

Based on the form of a dhow, the museum holds a variety of spaces to exhibit Arts and Culture such as exhibitions, art galleries, leasable workshop spaces, auditorium, and amphitheatre for live performances and international festivals. In addition, MOMEMA offers a boutique hotel with 60 keys and a boutique retail promenade on the active Culture Village waterfront, as well as a high end signature restaurant on the top level, with 360 degree views of Dubai Creek."
-UNStudio