Etihad Museum
- Company:
- Waagner Biro steel and glass GmbH
- Client:
- Al Shafar General Contracting
- Investor, Builder:
- Al Shafar General Contracting
- Designer:
- Architect: Moriyama & Teshima Architects
- Country, City:
- United Arab Emirates
- Object category:
- architecture building
- Material:
- glass, steel
- Services:
- Assembly, Engineering, Supply
- Completion:
- 2016
Etihad means Union in Arabic. The museum was built to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the 1971 unification agreement which brought together the United Arab Emirates with a fascinating parabolic curved facade, designed to resemble and represent the parchment upon which the unification agreement was signed. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the nation’s founding the United Arab Emirates has introduced the new 50 dirham note made of polymer, which depicts on the front side the UAE’s founding father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan signing the union document and the Etihad Museum. But why use monuments? Around the world, countries have used some of their oldest or most recognisable buildings on their currency notes, to remind citizens of their heritage and history. ...