MBRF throws open Nobel Museum exhibition in Dubai

Dubai / WAM

Lieutenant-General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chairman of Dubai Police and Public Security, launched the third annual Nobel Museum at Children’s City in Dubai Creek Park on Monday.
The 2017 edition of the Museum – organised by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) – bears the theme “The Nobel Prize in Physics: Understanding Matter”, and will go on until March 5.
The Nobel Museum 2017 thrusts the field of physics into the limelight, introducing the public to the discoveries and scientific achievements of the Nobel laureates in physics, which have played a significant role in improving people’s lives.
The Foundation held a press conference at the venue hosting the Museum, attended by Jamal bin Huwaireb, Managing Director of MBRF, and Dr Olov Amelin, Director of the Nobel Museum in Sweden, in addition to a number of representatives from local and international media outlets.
Speaking at the press conference, Jamal bin Huwaireb announced that MBRF is launching the third edition of the Nobel Museum under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Foundation’s Chairman, which underlines, once again, Dubai’s status as an ideal destination for hosting international events, especially those that promote knowledge and innovation among the youth and in society as a whole.
“The Museum sheds light on prominent and successful scientists who have set an example to be followed if we are serious about building a knowledge-based economy,” he added. “The Nobel Museum 2017 reaffirms the pivotal role that the
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation plays in spreading and localising knowledge. The Foundation launches creative initiatives and projects that foster an exchange of knowledge across borders.”
He went on to speak in more detail about the Museum’s eight sections, promising that visitors to the Nobel Museum 2017 will be given the opportunity to discover the most important scientific breakthroughs, and be introduced to the most prominent Nobel Prize laureates in physics.
In his speech, meanwhile, Dr Olov Amelin lauded the partnership between the international Nobel Foundation and the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation, which has, once again, produced a highly anticipated event – this time, focusing on physics. The Nobel Museum 2017 will introduce audiences to the field of physics and its role in explaining natural phenomena. Dr Amelin hoped the Nobel Museum would inspire young Arabs to contribute to future discoveries in physics.
The Nobel Museum 2017 is made up of eight different sections: The Rays and Waves section allows visitors to discover the interior of objects and bodies using X-ray imagery, while the Matter section presents an interactive table with three touchscreens, allowing visitors to build atoms and learn about their constituent parts and the properties of elements.
Stars and Universe offers visitors a completely immersive experience with a video projected on a large screen, taking them on a journey through our universe. The Electronics section, meanwhile, allows visitors to build their own electronic inventions.
In the Quantum Physics section – “A Quantum World” – a projection allows the visitor to explore different effects in quantum physics. The audience will have a chance to witness a real-life Cloud Chamber, where cosmic particles leave tracks that can be seen by the audience.
Last but not least, visitors will be introduced to the different Nobel laureates in the Laureate Arena. The Museum also offers a VR Experience, where visitors can go on a journey through the cosmos using virtual reality equipment.
Targeting school and university students, as well as researchers, academics, experts, and scientists, the Museum will host five workshops at its headquarters on February 12, 19, 21, 26, and 28, at 11:00 am.