Listen to this podcast interview with His Excellency Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi, where he discussed the forthcoming institutions being established on Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island. This includes the  Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi (NHMAD).

A special edition of the show marking its partnership with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism. Robert Bound is joined by the chairman of the department, who explains his conviction that culture is at the heart of any progressive society. At this moment of reckoning in the world of so-called ‘big culture’, the ability to build new museums with fresh thinking is an opportunity not to be missed. The chairman explains why the wealth of forthcoming institutions at Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island could grasp that chance.

https://monocle.com/radio/shows/monocle-on-culture/special-episode/