Location: Sheikh Zayed Road, Near Emirates Towers, Dubai Ticket Price: AED 169 per person (when open) Children under 4: Free Visit Duration: 2 to 3 Hours
⚠️ Currently Closed Reopening Q1 2027
The Museum of the Future closed in September 2026 for a full exhibition overhaul. It is expected to reopen in the first quarter of 2027, timed to coincide with its fifth anniversary. The building remains visible and iconic from Sheikh Zayed Road, but the attraction is not accepting visitors at this time.
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What Is the Museum of the Future?
Opened in February 2022, the Museum of the Future is one of the most distinctive buildings in Dubai and regularly listed among the most beautiful structures in the world. The torus-shaped building stands 77 meters tall on Sheikh Zayed Road, its stainless steel facade engraved with Arabic calligraphy from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visible from across the city and one of the most photographed buildings in the UAE.
Unlike a traditional museum housing historical artefacts, the Museum of the Future is built around the opposite concept immersive experiences that place visitors inside speculative visions of what the world could look like in 2071. Five exhibition floors, each a distinct environment, spanning themes of space, nature, wellness, technology, and children's futures. Part immersive theatre, part science exhibition, part design showcase.
What Was Inside The Five Floors
(The following describes the exhibitions as they existed before the September 2026 closure. The Q1 2027 reopening is expected to feature a fully overhauled exhibition programme.)
OSS Hope Space Station
The experience begins with visitors boarding a fictional space station orbiting Earth in 2071. The station exterior, the docking sequence, and the interior design of OSS Hope were built as full environments — not screens or displays. The most dramatically staged section of the museum and consistently the most talked-about by visitors.
Al Waha The Oasis
A mindfulness and wellness zone drawing on future concepts of nature and mental wellbeing. More contemplative than the other floors a deliberate contrast to the high-stimulus floors above and below it.
Heal The Biosphere
A lush, immersive recreation of a future natural ecosystem exploring how biodiversity and natural systems might be preserved, restored, or reimagined in the decades ahead.
The Machine World Technology Floor
Interactive exhibits exploring robotics, artificial intelligence, sustainable energy, and other technologies anticipated to define daily life by 2071. More hands-on than the theatrical upper floors.
Future Heroes Children's Floor
A dedicated children's floor with age-appropriate interactive experiences around science, sustainability, and future-thinking. Designed to give younger visitors ownership of the museum's ideas rather than a simplified version of the adult floors.
Ticket Information
| Visitor | Price (when open) |
|---|---|
| All visitors aged 4 and above | AED 169 |
| Children under 4 | Free |
| People of Determination | Free (plus one caregiver) |
Single tier pricing no adult/child split above age 4. One price covers full access to all floors and exhibitions. Pre-booking online is mandatory walk-up tickets at the door are not available.
What to Know Before the Reopening
Pre-booking is mandatory. Tickets are not sold at the door. Book online only.
Tickets sell out. The museum has sold out in advance on many dates since opening. Book as early as possible once the Q1 2027 date is confirmed.
Timed entry. Your ticket is for a specific entry time not a general open-day pass.
Tickets are non-refundable. All sales final once purchased.
Children under 4 collect a free ticket at the counter on the day not required online.
Fully wheelchair accessible.
The museum has no large parking area of its own most visitors arrive by metro or taxi.
Location & Getting There
Address: Sheikh Zayed Road, near Emirates Towers, Dubai
By metro: Emirates Towers Metro Station (Red Line) 2-minute walk to the museum. The easiest way to get there. By taxi: Available from anywhere in Dubai. Tell your driver "Museum of the Future, Sheikh Zayed Road." By car: Limited paid parking in the area. Metro is strongly recommended.
The Building Worth Seeing Even Now
The Museum of the Future building is widely described as one of the most beautiful structures in the world and has become one of Dubai's most recognisable skyline features. Even during the closure period, it is fully visible and spectacular from the Sheikh Zayed Road elevated metro line the exterior calligraphy is best appreciated from the metro as you pass directly by it.
Get Notified When Tickets Go Live
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