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Inside the new brand for the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi

Benji Wiedemann, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer explains how the first step was understanding the building itself, which rises from the ground in a series of forms inspired by natural rock formations.
Inside the new brand for the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi

He points out that while many museum brands must work around centuries-old buildings, this one was the opposite: "an exciting challenge to work on a museum in a completely new building".

Saadiyat Island is becoming a cultural epicentre, home to the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the soon-to-complete Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, and the Abrahamic Family House. The Natural History Museum sits within this architectural context, so any brand had to hold its own among global heavyweights.

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Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island

Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island