Dubai announces plans for 'Museum of the Future' to highlight human innovation

Dubai, the city with a skyline straight out of a science-fiction movie, launched plans Wednesday for a "Museum of the Future."

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the new museum, which will provide "a permanent home for the world's greatest innovations," according to Gulf News .

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He said the museum is the "first step of many to come" to fulfill a mission to make the United Arab Emirates a global innovation engine.

Today we have launched Museum of the Future, featuring innovation labs and a permanent exhibit for future inventions http://ift.tt/1zJvEAn

— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) March 4, 2015 Read more...

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