HE Mohammed Ahmed Al Murr - Chairman of Etihad Museum Advisory Committee, HE Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gargawi - Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Future cum Member of Etihad Museum Advisory Committee, HE Mattar Al Tayer - Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) cum Member of Etihad Museum Advisory Committee honoured a host of strategic partners of Etihad Museum.
Honourees included ministries, federal & local authorities, contractors, consultants and teams. The felicitation was in recognition of the efforts, cooperation and the effective participation of those entities in the accomplishment of the Etihad Museum project. The Museum acts as a cultural radiation hub for citizens, residents & tourists through educating them about the phases & challenges of forming the UAE federation. It also exhibits the achievements made during the union drive and seeks to ingress the philosophy & value of the union in the conscience of citizens and future generations.
Top executives and representatives of government departments, media, entities, and businesses, as well as CEOs of RTA, were in attendance of the felicitation ceremony.
During the event, a documentary was shown depicting the work progress in Etihad Museum, which has been constructed on the same site that saw the signing of the constituent document declaring the founding of the United Arab Emirates. The Museum narrates the full story of establishing the federation in 1971 and spotlights the events that took place between 1968 to1974.
Members of the Advisory Committee of Etihad Museum expressed thanks & appreciation to all parties that have contributed to the accomplishment of Etihad Museum on time and turning yesterday’s dream into a reality. The Etihad Museum has become a cultural hub adding a gorgeous & civilized dimension to Dubai city.
The Museum has been admired by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and HH General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and their highness Rulers of the Emirates. During the opening ceremony, all of them praised the spectacular design and historical collections & artefacts on show.
Al Murr, Al Gargawi and Al Tayer afterwards honored heads and representatives of ministries, entities, departments and businesses associated with the construction of the Museum.
Honorees included the Armed Forces, Presidential Guards, RTA, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, General HQ of Dubai Police, Dubai Municipality, General Directorate of Civil Defence in Dubai, Media Office of the Government of Dubai, Office of His Highness the Crown Prince of Fujairah, Office of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, National Archives and Department of Antiquities & Heritage at Umm Al Quwain.
Among other honorees were also Dr. Sultan Al Qassemi Centre of Gulf Studies, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award, and the fine artist Abdul Qadir Al Rayes, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, Zabeel Palace Hospitality, UAE Armed Forces Museum & Military History Center, UAE Knights (Forsan), Department of Tourism Development at Ajman, Emirates Post, Philatelic Association, Etisalat, Dubai World, Denka, ASGC, Wagner Peru, CH2M and NSCC.
At the conclusion of the event, the Chairman & Members of Etihad Museum Advisory Committee as well as representatives of the project supporters cut the cake and posed for photo ops.
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