This July, the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi invites visitors to its Summer of Discovery, a month-long programme celebrating nature, conservation, and family learning. From the new Our Green Journey bilingual storytelling series with Tadweer to interactive weekend activities and wellness sessions beneath the museum’s iconic dinosaurs, there’s something for all ages to enjoy while discovering the importance of protecting our planet.
OUR GREEN JOURNEY: Storytelling Series with Tadweer
A new collaborative storytelling series featuring environmental heroes and green adventures, facilitated by Tadweer in partnership with Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi. Each session combines storytelling with interactive activities, inviting children to discover how technology, tradition, and teamwork protect our planet.
NOURA THE SMART TRUCK
Step into a storytelling and activity session featuring Noura the Smart Truck. Follow an intelligent, electric truck as it travels across the UAE using smart technology to identify and sort waste. Through this engaging story and interactive activities, children discover how technology and waste-management innovation keep the UAE clean and green. (Sunday, 5 July 2026)
THE GREEN MISSION: GHAFAN, SIDRA & RIMAL
Embark on a recycling adventure with Ghafan, Sidra, and Rimal in this storytelling and activity session. Through this engaging story and interactive activities, children learn how to segregate waste and understand the importance of recycling, building a foundational environmental practice from an early age. (Thursday, 9 July 2026)
ZAYED AND THE GREEN PEARL
Discover the inspiring journey of young Zayed in this storytelling and activity session. Through this inspiring story and interactive activities, children discover UAE heritage and traditions while learning about leadership and perseverance, connecting conservation to our founder’s legacy and the nation’s vision for a sustainable future. (Sunday, 12 July 2026)
LAILA AND THE LITTLE BOTTLE
Follow Laila on a magical adventure in this storytelling and activity session. When a mysterious bottle appears, it invites her to explore the 3Rs, reduce, reuse, and recycle, showing how small everyday actions can create a meaningful environmental impact. (Thursday, 23 July 2026)
WEEKEND PROGRAMMES
Running across weekends throughout July, these gallery-based games, nature observation activities, and interactive discovery experiences deepen visitors’ observation skills and connection to local ecosystems. (Weekends, 1–31 July 2026)
NATURE’S FAMILIES: FAMILIES OF UAE
In celebration of the Year of the Family in the UAE, this two-stage discovery game invites families to explore the wildlife of the Emirates together. Receive a character card featuring a real species from Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi’s collection, find the visitor holding your matching card from the same biological family, then explore the museum together to find all the family specimens on display. With 53 species across 26 biological families, every visit tells a different story. A joyful, movement-based game connecting families to the natural heritage of the UAE, because knowing the biodiversity that shares our landscape is the first step toward protecting it.
ZOOM IN / ZOOM OUT: DECODING NATURE
Take a closer look at nature through the eyes of a scientist. Explore the gallery by observing one small detail (zoom in) and connecting it to a bigger story (zoom out): how animals survive, what they eat, or where they live. Decode how organisms communicate without words by interpreting colours, patterns, and body features as signals for survival, whether warning, hiding, or attracting. By connecting these tiny details to bigger survival stories, you’ll discover nature as an interconnected whole worth protecting.
EXPLORER’S FIELD JOURNAL
Become a nature explorer and document discoveries like a scientist. Create your own nature-inspired field journal with guided prompts connected to the galleries, using it to observe, record, and reflect on the natural world. Inspired by how scientists document discoveries, this activity builds the foundation for conservation: you can’t protect what you don’t notice, and you can’t act without evidence.
SURVIVE THE DESERT
Put your survival skills to the test in a series of desert challenges. Face environmental obstacles such as extreme heat, lack of water, and predators, then choose the most effective adaptations, from nocturnal behaviour and burrowing to fat storage, to survive. As you tackle each challenge, you’ll discover how physical and behavioural traits help animals thrive in desert ecosystems. By solving these adaptation puzzles, you’ll also learn why desert species matter and what conditions must be preserved for them to survive, at the heart of conservation thinking.
MINDFUL MUSEUM: WELLNESS SERIES
Part of Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi’s ongoing Mindful Museum series, this programme brings together guided yoga and high-intensity wellness experiences set beneath the museum’s sauropods. All sessions are facilitated by Form Studio and are open to ages 15+.
MICROFORMER LAGREE (LADIES ONLY, SEMI-PRIVATE)
A ladies-only Micro Former session taking place beneath the dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi. This high-intensity, low-impact workout strengthens your core and sharpens your mind. Begin your week with intention and presence.
YOGA (MIXED)
A mixed, open yoga session held in the museum’s Atrium beneath the dinosaurs. Whether you are new to yoga or a regular practitioner, this session offers a calming and grounding experience for all. Pause, reset, and reflect in this unique setting of 13.8 billion years of history.
MICRO FORMER (MIXED)
A mixed evening Micro Former session taking place beneath the dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi. This high-intensity, low-impact workout strengthens your core and sharpens your mind. End your month with intention, movement, and connection.
All registrations: Drop-in; register at Ticketing Desk
