The Dubai Moving Image Museum has been nominated for the international Leading Culture Destinations Awards 2015, the ‘Oscars for Museums’, in the category ‘Best Emerging Culture Destinations Middle East’.
The hidden attraction houses the private collection of Mr. Akram Miknas. Accumulated over twenty-five years, the Dubai Moving Image Museum showcases the progression of science and the art of entertainment, exhibiting the development of visual entertainment from its inception to the birth of modern-day cinema.
The Dubai Moving Image Museum, one of only a handful of museums in the world focusing on the history of the moving image, is the first and only one of its kind in the Middle East. All items in the museum are original, dating back from the 1730s to the twentieth century.
The museum features numerous interactive aspects, allowing visitors of all ages to fully experience the rich history of the moving image by viewing and playing with objects such as peeping into an eighteenth century Dutch peepbox viewer, or turning the reel of an early twentieth century mutoscope to see the flicker effect.
The LCD Awards celebrate the vibrancy and vitality of museums around the world, which are changing fast. The Awards aim to become a more helpful representation of what the world’s best art institutions have to offer, recognising the sector’s innovators and leaders, and helping more cultural travellers to discover them.
The LCD Awards Ceremony will take place on the 9th of October at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower, London, in partnership with The New York Times, ArtNet, Selfridges, and many others.
Want to plan a visit?
Opening Hours: The museum is open every day, except Friday, from 11am to 6pm.
Admission:
AED 50 for adults (19 years and older)
AED 25 for children (18 years and under), Students with valid ID.
Guided tours rates available – Must be booked in advance.
Location: MCN Hive Building, 1st Floor, TECOM C, Dubai. Near the Ramee Rose Hotel.
