National Geographic has a story about the new Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, which opened on November 22nd, 2025. The videos for the story are stunning. It huge with not one, but four sauropods on display. They have two T-rexes, which are displayed fighting. The museum also documents the natural history of the region and hopes to inspire the next generation of scientists.

The Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi (NHMAD) opens its doors to the public on November 22, joining the ranks of legendary institutions—New York’s American Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Natural History, London’s Natural History Museum—dedicated to telling the story of the planet. National Geographic received exclusive access during NHMAD’s final build-out for a first look at some of its world-class installations.

The star of NHMAD is undoubtedly Stan, one of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever found. The 38-foot skeleton is made even more awe-inspiring by its display: as part of the first ever depiction of two battling T. rexes. That’s just one of the dynamic megafauna showcases—which include a freshly cleaned blue whale skeleton and a four-tusk elephant excavated from the emirate of Abu Dhabi—driven by the latest insights from paleontologists. Of course, the museum is more than its fossils: Visitors experience everything from an interactive history of the Earth to the famed Murchison meteorite, laden with amino acids not found on our planet.