Khalifa Park Museum .. A witness tells the story of Abu Dhabi over time
Abu Dhabi, March 22 / WAM / The Khalifa Park Museum is a witness that narrates the history of Abu Dhabi by highlighting the historical stages that the emirate has gone through, providing a comprehensive vision of its career over time, from the first settlements to the civilizational renaissance that it is witnessing today.
The visitor meets upon entering the museum, with a human body called “Hamid”, a teacher who tells his students the story of life in Abu Dhabi in both Arabic and English, to pave the way for the journey that begins through electrical vehicles similar to “cable car” that includes 20 vehicles, where the adventure is launched immediately after the riding in the voice of the arbitrary who welcomes the Emirati dialect, saying: “God bless the quarter.”
The first round begins with a highlight of the aspects of the heritage marine life in Abu Dhabi, including the details of fishing and diving activities to search for pearls and drying and selling fish, which are occupations that were a basic pillar in the marine economy at the time, and the department also displays traditional marine tools such as window and bridges, documenting the daily methods of fishermen that include the stitching of nets manually and the manufacture of “pigs” from Sleeve fronding alongside the “boats” using the rope -bound fronds.
Ali Al -Hafiti, a spokesman for the “Khalifa Park Museum”, said that the museum embodies vibrant scenes from the “life of the desert” in Abu Dhabi, where the Bedouin families lived in the hair houses that carefully woven from the hair of camels, sheep wool and goat hair, so these houses were a symbol of traveling and adapting to nature, they are placed between the dunes in the grazing citizen Seasons.
He explained that these houses were not just a shelter, but rather reflected an integrated lifestyle, as they were divided into two wings, one of which is intended for men, where the councils are held and coffee is poured into an atmosphere full of hospitality and generosity, and the other for women, where traditional dishes are with simple tools, carrying the fragrant originality and the spirit of heritage.
He pointed out that the main means of movement in the Bedouin environment was the “camel”, which was used to cross the desert towards the oases of the eye and Liwa, loaded with necessary supplies and materials such as coal, firewood, foodstuffs and dried fish.
He added that “camels” were not merely a means of transportation, but rather the lifeline in the desert. From its milk, the Bedouins derived their food, and from its meat their strength, while its righteousness formed the basis of making hair houses and their clothes, and even the decomposing organic materials were exploited as fuel to ignite the fire.
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The museum contains a department dedicated to “oil extraction”, as it displays detailed figures for oil workers during excavations and extraction, in addition to models of transport pipelines that are vital arteries to transport oil from production sites to storage and refining stations.
The museum highlights the features of the old education in Abu Dhabi in a manner that reflects the Emirati identity and the association of generations with their heritage, as it revives the scenes of the first classes with their wooden tables and simple chairs, with the presentation of books and folders that conveyed knowledge and values. He also embodies the role of the teacher, while telling his students the stories of the ancestors, reviewing the stories of heroism and steadfastness that instilled the love of the homeland and pride in identity, to reflect how the heritage mixed with science in an educational experience that formed a solid basis for building generations and consolidating national values. Visitors conclude their tour in the museum by watching the starting point of development witnessed by the capital of the Emirates -Abu Dhabi, through figures that illustrate urban transformations, such as the Abu Dhabi Corniche fountain and the tall buildings, in addition to the development of modern transportation and infrastructure, and the roads that have become paved.
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