A pavilion that attracts the Sheikh Zayed Festival 2020 audience

"Memory" ... an interesting journey into the past of a nation looking to the future

• A picture gathered by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum during a meeting of the Trucial Emirates Council of Rulers in Dubai in 1970. «National Archives»

• The exhibition includes a rare collection of maps and letters that the sheikhs of the Emirates traded with Britain.

  Photography: Eric Arazas

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The Sheikh Zayed Festival 2020, which is held in the Al Wathba area in Abu Dhabi, and its activities will continue until February 20, 2021, witnesses the participation of many national bodies and institutions, whose wings represent centers of attraction for the festival audience of various nationalities, both young and old, and one of the most prominent of these wings is the National Archives wing. Memory of the Nation », which is characterized by a unique design that was able to reflect the spirit of the UAE, which adheres to its past, history and heritage on the one hand, and looks to the future with great ambition and inspiring aspirations for future generations.

Journey

The "Memory of the Nation" takes its visitors on an interesting journey through history, starting from the treaties of the rulers of the Emirates and the maps of the region from 1620 to the launch of the "Hope Probe" and the realization of the UAE's dream of reaching space, through a number of successive sections that were designed to provide information related to each A period of time in the history of the country with media that are appropriate to the nature of this stage, and it raises the curiosity of the audience to know and get acquainted with the Emirates and its history in an interesting way.

The first section of the National Archives wing begins with a wall decorated with pictures of the sheikhs of the Emirates, and a set of maps and letters that the sheikhs of the Emirates traded with Britain, such as a letter from Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiab Al Falahi in Abu Dhabi, to the British Political Agent in 1821, and maps of the region from 1620 to 1922 AD. These include a schematic diagram of the Badia fortress, which was taken over by the Portuguese in 1632, and another of a Portuguese fort in Khorfakkan built in 1620.

Union and its achievements

The National Archives Pavilion reviews the establishment of the federation and the declaration of the UAE, through a large group of photos documenting the efforts made to achieve this dream, and the multiple discussions that the founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, have undertaken to move from the establishment of the federation To review the achievements that came as a result of him in various fields, such as health, agriculture, urban planning, the armed forces, and others, through pictures and videos displayed by displays hung in the pavilion.

The pavilion also includes quotes of the late Sheikh Zayed that expressed his vision and approach to building the state, moving to review some of the achievements of the state under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State.

An ambition that reaches into space

The pavilion allows its visitors to learn about the history of the establishment of the National Archives in the country, the stages of its development from its presence in Qasr Al Hosn until its transfer to its current headquarters, its various contributions to encouraging research and study, and providing a huge collection of documents, research and studies to the public of students, researchers and those interested in reading and research, with a review of the most prominent Publications submitted by the National Archives, all the way to its hosting of the Congress of the International Council of Archives.

The final section of the pavilion investigates the link between the past, the present and the future, to embody the ambition of the UAE that knows no boundaries. The section heads the image of the late Sheikh Zayed, may God rest his soul, during his meeting with the NASA team responsible for the Apollo trip to the moon, while the design The opposite wall resembles the front of the spacecraft, with the provision of virtual reality glasses, which enable the wearer to go on a trip to track the "Hope Probe" launched by the country to Mars.

Children's corner

The "Memory of the Nation" pavilion was keen to allocate a corner for children, in which they can learn about the history of the UAE, its leaders and its various achievements, by reviewing a collection of rare and important photos and documents, using modern technologies that encourage children to search, know and explore in a manner consistent with the development witnessed by the current era.

Photos and documents

The "Memory of the Nation" pavilion, through a group of exhibitions, lists some of the bright aspects of the life and accomplishments of the father Sheikh Zayed, may God rest his soul, and his role that went beyond achieving achievements to establishing a nation, building a nation and creating a civilization. The pavilion also includes a documentary presentation of the union’s march, and an exhibition of pictures Rare to Sheikh Zayed.

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