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)he 25&000 s*uare metre pro+ect ,ill house a number o$ museums& inclu"in# the Museum o$

Mi""le 'astern Art& as ,ell as per$ormance areas& a hotel& an" a shoppin# centre(

)he comple% ,ill $orm part o$ Dubai-s -Culture .illa#e- ,ith construction e%pecte" to be

complete" in 2011(


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)he $ollo,in# is $rom N!tu"io:

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Museum o$ Mi""le 'ast Mo"ern Art& hor Dubai& A'& 2008

MM'MA: $irst part o$ a ne, cultural hub in Dubai

lans are in pro#ress $or a Museum o$ Mi""le 'ast Mo"ern Art 3MM'MA( At the basis o$

the Museum is the strate#ic vision o$ main# the A' a hub $or multicultural un"erstan"in#(

)he museum ,ill be a celebration o$ the importance o$ hor Dubai 3Dubai Cree as a ne,

cultural hub ,ithin Dubai as a #lobal cit6( )his ne, cultural hub& the so/calle" Culture

.illa#e& ,ill be locate" on 40 million s*uare $eet o$ lan" in the historic "istrict o$ 7a"a$(


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n a""ition to the Museum o$ Mi""le 'ast Mo"ern Art& this lan"mar pro+ect ,ill inclu"e an

amphitheatre $or live per$ormances an" international cultural $estivals& an e%hibition hall an"

smaller museums "ispla6in# local an" international art& as ,ell as a ship6ar" $or tra"itional

"ho, buil"ers( t ,ill also inclu"e resi"ential& commercial an" retail 9ones(

t is envisa#e" that MM'MA ,ill hol" a variet6 o$ spaces to e%hibit Arts an" Culture such

as e%hibitions& art #alleries& leasable ,orshop spaces& au"itorium& an" amphitheatre $or live

per$ormances an" international $estivals(


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n a""ition& MM'MA o$$ers a bouti*ue hotel ,ith 0 e6s an" a bouti*ue retail promena"e

on the active Culture .illa#e ,ater$ront& as ,ell as a hi#h en" si#nature restaurant on the top

level& ,ith ;0 "e#ree vie,s o$ Dubai Cree(

)he Museum o$ Mi""le 'ast Mo"ern Art ,as launche" in 7une b6


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>en van >erel& the co/$oun"er an" rincipal Architect o$ N!tu"io is an e%perience"

"esi#ner o$ museums an" a variet6 o$ public pro+ects(

>en van >erel about the Museum o$ Mi""le 'astern Mo"ern Art

?n MM'MA Dubai ,e reco#ni9e the opportunit6 to create an entirel6 ne, t6pe o$

museum& ,hich consists o$ a vibrant urban centre& ,here pro$essionals& collectors an" public

meet each other( n this ,a6& MM'MA ,ill be a communit6/buil"in# institution ,ithin the

cit6& an" o$$er to both visitors an" resi"ents a continuousl6 chan#in# palette o$ e%periences

an" events(@


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?)he buil"in# is positione" to tae $ull a"vanta#e o$ the prominent location in the Culture

.illa#e( ith its Dho,/lie pro, risin# up& the buil"in# o$$ers panoramic vie,s to the

surroun"in#s& an" vice versa(@

?nsi"e& the "esi#n o$ this ne, museum stimulates contemplation& but b6 other means than

en$orcin# a restricte" optical $iel"( )here are no abrupt transitions( )he space 3the time 6ou

have le$t behin" is un"ivi"e"l6 part o$ the space 6ou are in no,& is part o$ 6our ecolo#ical


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$iel"& is still perceptible& still surroun"in# 6ouB the art containe" in those spaces $ollo,s this

principle( Formats& me"iums& an" times can be e$$ortlessl6 arran#e" to#ether an" rearran#e"(

)here are never too man6 peopleB this museum thrives on au"iences& vernissa#es& an"

spectacle( n the MM'MA& public& event& art an" business meet each other an" $ee" on each

other(@

)he museum ,ill cover an area o$ 25&000 s*uare meters an" is e%pecte" to be complete" in

7anuar6 2011(

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