Water: H2O = Life

Date: Monday, September 19, 2011 - January 05, 2012 Time: 10:00 am (04:00 pm on Friday) - 10:00 pm Venue: Qasr Al Hosn, Cultural Quarter Hall, Khalidiya St. Ticket/Fee: Free Tweet data-url="http://bit.ly/twitter-api-announce" data-url="php the_permalink(); ?>" data-text="php the_title(); ?>"

Water: H2O = Life examines the beauty of the essential nature of our planet’s lifeblood, giving visitors a firsthand experience of the power and importance of water in nature and in our daily lives. Using fascinating interactives and immersive environments, water illuminates many challenges related to humanity’s sustainable management and use of this life-giving, but finite, resource. More than 90 objects and models reveal the diverse cultural and spiritual aspects of water, including the role water has played in the rise of civilizations around the world. Live animals and detailed dioramas address compelling water-quality and availability issues facing societies and ecosystems around the globe, demonstrating how important this limited and precious resource truly is.

Water: H2O = Life is organized by Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History, New York (www.amnh.org), and the Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul (www.smm.org), in collaboration with Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland; The Field Museum, Chicago; Instituto Sangari, São Paulo, Brazil; National Museum of Australia, Canberra; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada; San Diego Natural History Museum; and Science Centre Singapore with PUB Singapore.

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