It is designed as a memorial to the late Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding father and first president of the UAE.

[5] The museum has been designed by Foster + Partners with five solar thermal towers that will act as chimneys to draw cool air through the building.

According to The New York Times, the British Museum thinks that it is unlikely that any items will be loaned under the current contract, which ends in 2019.

The museum’s land area is 66,000 square metres,[10] and consists of five towers that resemble the shape and design of a falcon’s wings, inspired by their place in the cultural heritage of the United Arab Emirates.

Visitors can climb it and walk between the bases of the wings and get a direct view of the cultural area on Saadiyat Island.