Abdullah Al Salem cultural center in Sal
Mia Kuwait the Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem
cultural center is a cultural complex
located in Kuwait City Kuwait owned by
the amory Diwan it consists of six main
components the Natural History Museum
Science Museum Space Museum Arabic
Islamic Science Museum Fine Arts Centre
and the external space is known as the
public realm the Sheikh Abdullah Al
Salem cultural center is a 18 hectare
site making it the world's largest
museum complex the museum is named after
the late Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Al
Sabah who was the 11th ruler of Kuwait
the first Amir and the founder of modern
Kuwait the Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem
cultural center creates a new world
class museum district within Kuwait
together with the Sheikh Jaber al-ahmad
cultural center the cultural center is
part of the new Kuwait national cultural
district the museums present Kuwaiti
Islamic and Arabic culture and history
they also embrace and showcase the rich
diversity of the world's finest cultural
achievements Natural History Museum
making up eight of the galleries across
the complex the Natural History Museum
nhm covers themes including prehistoric
life ecosystems the earth and
environment biodiversity nature an
Arabian wildlife and geography
each individual Museum has its own
iconic elements which required multiple
specialist teams to be carefully
coordinated within the nhm galleries is
a Southeast Asian rainforest with a
combination of living trees and plants
interspersed with pho overlooking a 1.4
million litter aquarium stocked with
live species the 6 m by 6 M concave and
retaining panel together with the side
viewing panels weigh over 65 tons
providing a full underwater panorama of
the aquarium the prehistoric life
gallery includes over 30 full-sized
prehistoric creatures both skeletal and
full-bodied all fabricated - a highly
realistic level of detail supported by
leading paleontologists and National
Geographic each museum has a glass clad
wing protruding from the end allowing
visitors a glimpse of the exhibits in
the evening from the external public
realm areas the prehistoric life wing
includes an impressive 17 meter long
prehistoric whale suspended above for
striking displays of giant beasts from
the distant past Science Museum
the ten diverse galleries that make up
the Science Museum take the visitor on a
remarkable journey through transport
experiments the human mind and body
robotics natural defenses and innovation
one of the highlights is the 20 seat 40
dark ride experience suspended from the
mezzanine floor which takes visitors on
an adventure inside the human body the
3d projection accompanied by motion
based technology is one of the must-see
elements of this museum the transport
gallery houses over 200 historical and
contemporary vehicles from full-scale
planes boats and cars suspended from the
roof structure two full-size replicas of
the Bluebird and bloodhound speed record
vehicles in the Red Bull Stratos capsule
the technical installation methodology
coordination and structural challenges
were significant within this gallery at
the introduction to the robotics gallery
visitors are met by a three meter tall
animatronic host robot who explains the
interactive journey they are about to
embark upon fully immersive and
interactive galleries such as experiment
and innovate also provided some of the
most complex interactivity these
hands-on experiences needed to meet
international standards meet the school
curriculum and in some instances meet
culturally sensitive requirements
prototyped developed rigorously tested
and installed in just 12 months each
museum and each gallery had its own
stringent development deadline program
challenges to overcome Space Museum
the Space Museum with four galleries in
a 110 seat planetarium creates a
futuristic Museum exploring topics from
the Big Bang to space travel and our
place in the solar system at the center
the planetarium was designed and built
as part of the exhibition fit out
including the structural development and
engineering for it to traverse the
ground and mezzanine floors amongst the
various space vehicles
communication devices satellites space
telescopes and planets suspended within
the gallery sits a fully replicated
recreation of the International Space
Station ISS which engulfs the entire
gallery at over 50 metres long the ISS
creates its own gallery on the mezzanine
floor where visitors can gain a sense of
living in space back on the ground
visitors are invited to drive the Mars
rover and explore the solar system and
hidden galaxies for younger visitors the
space Academy gallery provides children
with the opportunity to experience
firsthand some of the exciting training
exercises and tasks carried out by
astronauts the space museum explores
both the historic achievements of the
various space agencies around the world
and provides a thought-provoking glimpse
of what the future may hold
invaluable support from the European
Space Agency and others made the project
research and development for the Space
Museum accurate and efficient Arabic
Islamic Science Museum
this museum is dedicated to the
influences of Arabic scholars and
inventors over history and explores how
in why Islamic civilization and
particularly the Arts and Sciences
flourished through the 8th to the 14th
century the space is more traditional
and evokes contemplation suspended above
a map of the Middle East region hang
five scale models of some of the most
iconic mosques across the world
highlighting their unique architecture
visitors can get a close-up view of some
of the world's most ornate and
influential mosques and see their
intricate detail visitors can explore
the wonders of Arabic influences on
today's modern world key inventions such
as the camera obscura and al-jazari
clocks can be discovered in the
interactive library and multi-touch
displays allow the visitor to identify
key inventions how they have developed
and still play a part in today's society
first-hand accounts of influential
inventors scholars and explorers such as
Abbas ibn fairness in IBN battuta their
trade routes explorations and legacies
are followed within the museum
mixed-media is used to engage all
visitors leaving them with a sense of
pride and ambition for younger visitors
classrooms design and interactive spaces
allow them to design buildings retrace
historic trading routes and try their
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