The Future Museum exceeds 4 million visitors and dedicates its place a global icon

Dubai, August 3 / WAM / The Future Museum in Dubai has recorded a new achievement with the number of visitors exceeding the barrier of 4 million visitors from all over the world, since its official opening on February 22, 2022, to ensure its position as one of the most prominent and most popular cultural and scientific monuments of visitors at the region and the world level.

This new achievement came less than four years after the opening of the museum, which has become an exceptional destination that combines science fiction, overwhelming experiences and future visions, within an integrated knowledge and cultural system that embodies the vision of Dubai and its mission in the leadership of the future foresight and industry.

The Future Museum continues to perform its role as a global center for innovation and future thinking, a university platform for manufacturers, leaders of thought and experts, and a main engine in stimulating the global scientific and technological movement in the world.

His Excellency Mohammed Abdullah Al -Qarqawi, President of the Future Museum, stressed that the museum’s achievement of this record in the number of visitors represents a living embodiment of the exceptional vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God bless him, in establishing Dubai’s position as a global center for the future, and a destination that embraces creators, scientists and innovators from all over the world.

His Excellency said: The Future Museum embodies the ambition of Dubai and the UAE to be a global model in the design and industry of the future. Tomorrow’s features, by asking major questions and looking for possible answers.

His Excellency added: The Future Museum is a vital center for knowledge and thought that seeks to enhance cultural and knowledge convergence, and to revive the civilizational role of the Arab region in formulating the future of humanity, and the museum will continue to provide its qualitative contributions in supporting the strategies of Dubai and the future of the Emirates in various fields, whether through its dialogue platforms, its knowledge programs, and its global partnerships with the most prestigious institutions and research centers.

His Excellency said that the culture of anticipating the future has turned the UAE into one of the most advanced countries in the world in less than fifty years, noting that the museum will remain a symbol of tolerance, coexistence, openness, creativity and innovation, attracting various cultural, philosophical and social views, to establish a future rooted in the values of the Emirates and the Arab world, and inspired by the path of humanity.

The Future Museum, which is located in the heart of Dubai, is a prominent destination for decision makers, experts, thinkers and hundreds of thousands of visitors annually, and is a global platform for converging visions and ideas, and a permanent platform for dialogue on the challenges and opportunities facing the future of humanity.

The museum has hosted from its opening until today about 423 events, conferences and dialogue session, which touched on various topics such as “artificial intelligence”, “the sustainability of cities”, the future of education, health, economics, work, technology, arts, and many other areas of concern to humans in the first place.

The Future Museum established its position as one of the most prominent cultural landmarks in Dubai, and a favorite destination for visitors to the state from all over the world, in addition to being a prominent station for leaders, officials and official personalities during their visits to the UAE.

During the past year, the museum received a number of international dignitaries, including the Prime Minister of Lebanon, the Vice President of Tanzania, the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium, the Prime Minister of Vietnam, and the former President of the Republic of Liberia.

The list of guests of the museum also included His Excellency André Rajolina, President of the Republic of Madagascar, His Excellency Felix Olua, Vice President of the Republic of El Salvador, and His Excellency Sonyai Sevandon, Prime Minister of the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos, along with His Excellency Gilka Tsivanovic, President of the Bosnian and Herzegovina Council.

The museum witnessed the participation of 610 international media delegations to cover its various activities, which reflects its distinguished position in covering future issues, and also received visitors from more than 180 nationalities around the world, to confirm its role as a cultural and interactive bridge between peoples.

The Future Museum continues throughout the year to consolidate its position as a vibrant dynamic platform by organizing a series of qualitative activities that deal with future issues of various scientific, humanitarian and technical angles, and the “Dubai Future Forum” is one of the most prominent of these initiatives, as it is the largest global gathering of experts and future designers, where during its previous sessions he hosted more than 3650 experts from more than 100 countries, to be a platform for an exchange Visions about the future paths of the most important vital sectors.

The Future Museum hosts dozens of conferences, events and international events annually, the most prominent of which are various activities within the “Dubai AI Week”, which was held last April under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Foundation for the future, and hosted more than 30 thousand participants and experts from around the world, the largest global technology companies and the most prominent promising startup.

Dubai AII 2025, organized by the Dubai Center for AI Intelligence, included one of the initiatives of the Dubai Future Foundation, 10 main events throughout Dubai, and more than 250 dialogue sessions and a workshop, and witnessed the launch of more than 30 initiatives, partnership and agreement between the governmental and private sectors, investors and emerging companies.

The Future Museum launched a series of intellectual lectures in history and the future entitled “Lessons of the Past for the Future” held throughout the year 2025, and is presented by the historian and international researcher Dr. Roy Kasgranda, who possesses extensive experiences in the history of people The future, where it aims through the new program, which includes 10 exclusive interactive lectures, aims to explore major stations in the history of peoples, in an interactive way that illuminates the aspects that can be used and invested well.

The “Future Dialogues” series also occupies a pivotal place in the museum’s annual program, as these sessions are held periodically to address advanced strategic topics that include artificial intelligence, sustainability, education, arts and economics, and hosts a group of intellectuals, decision -makers and international experts.

The museum also hosts the “Ramadan Council”, which brings together a group of experts and thinkers in dialogue sessions that highlight the opportunities for sustainability in the Islamic world, with a focus on Islamic principles applications in this field, with the aim of anticipating an ethical and human future for modern technologies.

The museum pays special attention to developing the awareness of the emerging generations, where the “summer camp for the heroes of the future”, which provides children and adolescents, is organized annually to explore the future world through workshops and overwhelming experiences that promote creativity and open science fiction prospects.

The museum also hosts a series of “Future Jobs” that keeps pace with the latest professional trends, focusing on qualitative sectors such as agricultural technology, vertical agriculture and sustainability professions to provide participants with a comprehensive vision about the skills required in a changing world.

The museum’s hosting of the international “Jameing Matters” effectiveness was a milestone in exploring the future of the electronic game industry, as it collected a group of leading international companies such as “Ibik James” and “Walt Disney”, as well as experts and designers from the electronic sports sector, to exchange visions about future trends in this field of fast growing.

The Future Museum reflects the ambitious spirit of Dubai, where there is no limits to creativity or innovation, and it represents the meeting of the past with the present and the future in an exceptional architectural edifice, designed to be a mirror of human progress, and an open platform for experience and discovery.

With the number of visitors reaching 4 million, the museum proves that not only a unique architectural teacher, but a live space to interact with the future and its industry, within an inspiring environment that celebrates the human mind and its ability to imagine and change.

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